Month: July 2020

Pennsylvania business owners like you should have plans in place if you get into a dispute. You want to avoid disputes to the best of your ability, of course. But sometimes, they end up being unavoidable. When that happens, what do you do? You have several legal...

When an employee earns compensation, whether it be salary, bonuses, commissions, or even a fringe benefits, the employer is legally obligated to pay the employee. But despite this obligation, some employers fail to pay their employees that which is owed. The...

There are several basic types of business entities. Corporations are owned by Shareholders. Limited Liability Companies are owned by Members. Partnerships are owned by Partners. In the absence of a written agreement among the owners, the law imposes rules for the...

A business partnership has the potential to become the best decision an owner ever made or the worst. The ideal business partner contributes ideas, capital and business acumen. The wrong partner results in conflict and even legal proceedings. A few partnerships worked...

Recently, you hired your first employees for your Pennsylvania-based company. Rather than wait until you run into a commercial law issue, do what you can to get ahead of common workplace issues. What have you done so far to prevent the existence of a hostile work...

Being a Pennsylvania business owner comes with vast and varied responsibilities. If you have partners, you owe each other and the organization a fiduciary duty. A breach of duty can destroy the foundation of the partnership, resulting in a loss of trust and revenue....