Business Law

For most industries, New York is an employment-at-will state. For the most part, an employer may terminate any employee for any legal, lawful reason. The trouble comes when an employee alleges that they were fired for reasons that were neither legal nor lawful. These would include being fired for discriminatory reasons, in retaliation for complaining…

The laws governing businesses can be complex. It’s no surprise that many new business owners cause themselves lots of legal problems just because they don’t know what they don’t know. If you want your business to survive in the long term you’ve got to be aware of some of these issues.  #1) Failing to create…

Hiring employees comes both with certain rights, and with certain responsibilities. Some employers are tempted to try to circumvent these responsibilities by classifying employees in a way that seems more advantageous to them. It is important to classify your employees correctly the first time. Failing to do so can open your business up to significant…

Contracts are an important part of the business world. Most of the time, organizations live up to their end of a contractual agreement without incident. Both sides get what they wanted to get out of the agreement, and everyone walks away happy. Sometimes this isn’t the case. For whatever reason, one party is unable or…

ADR, or alternative dispute resolution, clauses are some of the most useful clauses a company can put into their business contracts. This is especially true with mediation clauses, which require both parties to attempt to resolve their issues in front of a mediator before taking the matter to court. Mediation is different from arbitration, which…

Choosing the right legal structure for your business is an important step. While running a sole proprietorship or an LLC may look easier, for many New York City businesses incorporating will be the right choice.  There are three main reasons why incorporating is so advantageous.  Protection from Liability When you set up a corporation that…