Stealing from your employer is literally akin to biting the hand that feeds you -- hard. Yet, employees embezzle all the time -- and small businesses are particularly susceptible to fraud. So, what exactly drives employees to steal? There's actually a well-known triad...
In 2017, BuzzFeed News made the decision to publish a 35-page dossier containing unverified information about the Trump presidential campaign and its possible ties to the Russian government. A Russian technology executive who also heads a tech company located in...
When you own your own small business, you accept that risk and worry are a package deal. At some point, you'll probably start wondering whether you need to hire a business attorney. Frankly, most small business owners put off developing a relationship with an attorney...
A Naples man and his mother have been sued in U.S. District Court for allegedly running a fraudulent scheme to illegally gain more than $70 million. They stand accused of artificially raising the prices on supplies purchased by foreign companies doing business in the...
How do you handle the termination process with a disgruntled employee? Carefully. Severing your business relationship with a disgruntled employee creates the possibility that he or she will eventually become a legal thorn in your shoe. Disgruntled employees have been...
Could the only child of music legend Elvis Presley actually be just about broke? According to Lisa Marie Presley's lawsuit against her one-time business manager, that's essentially how she's been left due to his mismanagement of her funds and poor decisions regarding...
Finding out that your business is the focus of a lawsuit is enough to make any small business owner feel sick. A lawsuit can make you feel like everything you've worked so hard to build could be swept away all at once. Unfortunately, this is no time to fall apart....
Mistakes are part of the process of starting a new business -- but some mistakes can end your dreams before they really get started. Want to avoid some of the most common mistakes new business owners make? Follow these tips: Get a separate business account If you're...
Shootings in high schools and other places have been the focus of a lot of controversy -- which means that everyone in the news industry is looking for a spin that will attract interest. One high-profile site, the InfoWars blog run by controversial conspiracy-theorist...
Restraint clauses are a necessary item in most contracts with highly-placed employees and contractors. They set boundaries and protect the legitimate interests of a business. However, before you rush to enforce a restraint clause in a contract when one of your former...
