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As a business owner, you may have information or trade secrets that you would like to protect from exposure. Perhaps you have a solid customer base that you would like to protect from competitors. How do you prevent employees with inside information from using it...

Small companies can face big problems as their success leads to growth and expansion. While most anti-discrimination employment laws do not apply to private companies with only a few employees, what happens when a business adds employees or sets up an office in...

I enjoy speaking to prospective clients, learning about their businesses, hearing about their legal disputes, and most of all, collaborating with them to develop a strategy for representation. I often explain to clients that two terrific lawyers can hear the same set...

You are a business owner who wants to do right by your employees. So, learn some common employer mistakes that lead to employees suing their company. By understanding common employee grievances, you can get ahead of a potential disaster. Learn how to avoid legal...

Licensed professionals in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are governed by state licensing boards who are responsible for implementing and enforcing standards of conduct. When a professional runs afoul of the standards of conduct, a disciplinary action can be brought...

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...