by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Jun 15, 2022 | Business Briefs, Business Law, Taxes
Operating your business as a limited liability entity generally protects your personal assets from claims of business creditors, but the informal operation of small to mid-sized and family-owned businesses can sometimes weaken that protection when things go bad,...
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Jan 10, 2022 | Business Briefs, Business Law
When the owner or owners of a closely held small business decide its time to sell or are approached by a potential buyer, the first order of business should be determining the business’ value or the value of the selling owners’ interest. Innumerable factors are...
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Dec 14, 2021 | Business, Business Briefs, Business Law, Contracts
Each business, or at least its ownership, has a life cycle and particularly with multiple owners it is important to consider at the business’ inception how the business may end or an owner leave. While the law provides a mechanism to end a business or one’s ownership,...
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Nov 18, 2021 | Business, Business Law, Contracts, Family Law
Your business supported you and your family, and when it’s time to retire, proper prior planning can enable it to also support your retirement. Successful business succession planning should begin well before you are ready to retire in order to maximize value for you...
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Sep 14, 2021 | Business, Business Briefs, Business Law, Civil Litigation, Litigation
The 2016 Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act put federal trade secret protection on par with that for other intellectual property, like copyrights and patents, but without requiring registration or disclosure. The number of state and federal lawsuits using the Act...
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Jul 30, 2021 | Business, Business Briefs, Insurance, Internet
The increased reports of cyber-attacks, either for ransom or other mischief, induced many insurance companies to offer cyber liability insurance policies to protect businesses from liability as result of unauthorized hacks or information disclosures, and some even...
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Jun 15, 2021 | Business, Business Briefs, Business Law
Even after a resolution of the Covid-19 pandemic, your business will probably not return to its pre-Covid-19 normal, especially since your business may have accommodated or adjusted to a remote work force. This decentralization means you may have to devote more time...
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Dec 5, 2020 | Business, Business Briefs, Business Law, Employees, Employment Issues, Internet
The COVID-19 pandemic and the sudden increase of the number of employees working at home puts even more pressure on your business to protect its proprietary, confidential and trade secret information. Some concerns you should address to protect confidential...
by Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble | Nov 23, 2020 | Business, Business Briefs, Employees, Employment Issues
Employees working from home for any reason still require supervision, monitoring, and be provided access to other employees, supervisors, human resources and other resources. Some tips for management of remote and employees working at home include: Allow flexible work...
by Douglas Tibble | Oct 5, 2020 | Business, Business Briefs, Business Law, Business Marketing, Employment Issues, Internet, Privacy
The Covid-19 pandemic and the sudden increase of the number of employees working at home puts even more pressure on your business to protect its proprietary, confidential and trade secret information. Some concerns you should address to protect confidential...
by Douglas Tibble | Aug 5, 2019 | Business, Business Briefs, Business Law, Litigation, Privacy
Millions of mobile phone, bank, and investment customers now use fingerprint readers, eye scans, and voice recognition technologies as security and privacy enhancing technologies. This biometric information can provide more security than a password, however, once...
by Douglas Tibble | Apr 5, 2019 | Business Law, Civil Litigation, Privacy
Millions of mobile phone, bank and investment customers now use fingerprint readers, eye scans, and voice recognition technologies as security and privacy enhancing technologies. Biometric information can provide more security than a password, however, once biometric...
