My Crisis of Conscience
The Trademark Company CEO Matthew Swyers went from being a legal mercenary to a warrior defending the trademarks of small businesses. Read more
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Recent Legal Issues Articles
Why Start-ups Are Scared of SOPA
Big Technology has come out against the anti-piracy legislation as censorship. Entrepreneurs have a whole different bag of worries. Read more
How Far Can You Push Customers' Trust?
In the wake of Airbnb's home-vandal scandal, start-ups in the collaborative consumption space are rebuilding peer-to-peer buying's reputation. Here's how. Read more
4 Cell Phones That Can Take a Beating
Just how tough are rugged phones? We tested them to find out. Read more
Why the Next Steve Jobs Will be Asian
As Washington maneuvers on skilled immigration reform, the United States is losing its near-monopoly on entrepreneurship by forcing its educated Indian and C... Read more
5 Supreme Court Cases Entrepreneurs Should Watch
These five cases put businesses on the stand. Here's what's at stake, and how it could affect the way you do business. Read more
Should You Be Able to Patent a Business Model?
Kickstarter is asking that a patent be invalidated--or at least, that it not be found to be infringing upon it. Read more
Drawing the Line on Lawyer Fees
Lawyer and founder of MyLawsuit.com Michele Colucci hopes her start-up will change the way people find an attorney and how much is paid in referral fees. Read more
Woman Fired for Heart Condition
A small New Hampshire defense contractor has fired a woman because she had a heart condition, charges the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Read more
Man Fired for Being Morbidly Obese
A defense contractor decided a man could not do his desk job because he was morbidly obese. The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission says this is against ... Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Talking to the Press?
A man exercises his right of free speech and gets fired. Read more
The Don't-Do Lists
Don't underestimate the importance of what not to do in certain situations. Here, we compiled a list of 14 scenarios and asked business leaders and experts f... Read more
What the IRS Wants to Know
Is your independent contractor really an employee? Time to come clean. Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Taking Time Off to Donate a Kidney?
A mother's attempt to save her son spotlights holes in the Family and Medical Leave Act: It doesn't apply to businesses with fewer than 50 employees. Read more
Would You Fire Someone Over a $1.39-Bag of Chips?
A diabetic employee grabbed a bag of chips to stabilize her blood sugar and paid for them as soon as she could. Walgreens fired her. Read more
9 Etiquette Rules That the Boss Shouldn't Break
From the office Christmas party to friending employees on social media, here are nine new and old etiquette rules you need to commit to memory. Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Scaring Off Robbers?
A Walgreens pharmacist fires a gun, he says, in self-defense, and then is fired. Read more
Judge Orders Re-Hiring of Workers Fired for Facebook Complaints
A National Labor Relations Board judge says workers fired for off-duty griping about their jobs on Facebook should be re-hired. Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Planking?
A GameStop employee posts a photo of himself planking, and gets himself and the co-worker who took the picture, fired. Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Refusing to Get a Flu Shot?
Some Michigan hospitals are making flu shots and other vaccines mandatory for employees. Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Taking Garbage?
An Iowa convenience store employee took no-longer-saleable soup from the dumpster to feed to her dog--and was fired. Read more
Is Your Dress Code Discriminatory?
A 61-year-old lifeguard is suing for age discrimination after he was fired for refusing to wear a Speedo. Read more
Zynga Sued for Patent Infringement
The world's largest social gaming company is under fire for allegedly infringing on patents found in nearly every one of its games. Read more
When Can You (Legally) Fire an Employee for a Twitter Rant?
The short answer: When you're prepared to accept it's a risk. Read more
When Does Sex Count as a Work-Related Injury?
Apparently when it occurs on a business trip. Read more
