Home warranty plans have been picking up in popularity, mostly thanks to aggressive advertising campaigns that appeal to the homeowner's worry that something expensive will suddenly break and need a repair. In the ads, the home warranties seem like the perfect...
A mechanic's lien is essentially a tool used in debt collection by contractors and subcontractors when the bills for a construction project have gone unpaid. Mechanics liens put a hold on a property's title, making it impossible to sell until the contractor is paid....
When you apply for a commercial lease, you can bet that the landlord is going to do a little digging around in your background to make sure that you're the right tenant for the place. You should probably do the same thing. Unfortunately, a lot of commercial tenants...
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...
In business, just like other areas of life, if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. That's what a number of angry would-be millionaires are realizing as they file mounting legal claims against the company Herbalife, which specializes in healthy...
It's become increasingly common to put mandatory arbitration clauses in all kinds of consumer contracts, from cellphones to gift card sales. In many cases, customers may not even realize the agreement is there -- and they may not really understand what it means if...
If you're a small business owner looking to rent space in a busy strip mall or shopping center, you need to watch out for relocation clauses in a lease before you sign. "Right to relocate" clauses are common, particularly when landlords are concerned about keeping...
Contracts are designed to avoid problems, not create them. One careless agreement, however, can wrap your entire business in legal issues that you're far better off avoiding. What are the best ways to avoid a contract fiasco? Don't sign anything until you review these...
The newest obstacle that's keeping employees from finding better jobs in their own field is a twist on the noncompete agreement. Where noncompete agreements require employees to sign away their right to work for a company's competitors, "no-poach" agreements are made...
A lot of disputes with contractors start out small. They end up turning into something big because people aren't sure how to handle the issue. They'll either delay talking to the contractor (which can give a relatively minor problem time to morph into a really huge...
