Our last post explored the legal remedies available to independent sales representatives in New Jersey when a principal is reluctant to pay. But what happens when you're not independent, but a direct employee who works on commission? The Sales Representative...
The big dog of anti-discrimination law in New Jersey is the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, commonly known as the NJLAD or just LAD. The LAD wraps up in one often-expanding package most of the anti-discrimination law of the Garden State. Discrimination is...
You have a lock on your front door to keep people from stealing your physical property, but do you have adequate security measures in place to protect your intellectual property? Many businesses don’t—not because they don’t think it’s important, but because they don’t...
Or...The Eyes of Texas Were Upon the Beauty Consultant From NJ How many contracts have you signed in the course of your business career? Did any of them contain a choice of law provision? You know, buried down somewhere toward the end where you always find the...
People who own and operate small firms are positioned to have among the most challenging yet fulfilling of all business enterprises. However, experience teaches us that most businesses will be involved in at least one lawsuit, possibly as a plaintiff but more likely...
Online and telephone scammers have gotten extremely bold. Now they are spoofing United States District court telephone numbers to try to bully innocent citizens into parting with their money. Do not believe it. No one from a court is going to call you about financial...
The FAA continues to crack down on unruly passengers on airline flights. Their policy is zero tolerance and they mean it. It does not take much bad behavior to be deemed an “unruly passenger.” Basically, it means that the passenger misbehaves in a way that diverts the...