Business

“Secret” Agent: A Person with Apparent Authority Can Bind Another Even to Unknown Deal

An agency relationship arises when one person (a “principal”) indicates by written or spoken words or other conduct that another…

8 years ago

Websites and E-Commerce: Where the Virtual World Can Present Real Problems

In 1990 Congress passed Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which states in relevant part that “[n]o individual…

8 years ago

Separate Companies May Constitute a Single Employer for Liability Purposes

Is your company a single employer? Earlier this year, a Massachusetts Superior Court for the first time applied the “single…

8 years ago

New Overtime Regulations – Is Your Company Ready?

by Adam J. Shafran Beginning on December 1, 2016, nearly five million employees will now be eligible for overtime compensation…

8 years ago

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and How They May Affect Your Business

by Adam J. Shafran On April 29, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court approved and submitted to Congress proposed amendments to…

8 years ago

Giving Stock to Key Employees – Good Idea or Bad Idea?

by James L. Rudolph, Esq. As a small business grows, it is not unusual for a critical or key employee…

9 years ago

Radio Entrepreneurs Features Jon Friedmann and Adam Shafran

On April 11, Jonathon Friedmann and Adam Shafran were featured on the Radio Entrepreneurs show "On the Record" hosted by…

9 years ago

A Guarantee or Not a Guarantee, That Is the Question

As a general rule in Massachusetts, an action may not be brought against a person on a promise to answer…

9 years ago

Boston Business Owners Take a Closer Look at Your Independent Contractors

Rudolph Friedmann recently filed a federal class action lawsuit against Pepperidge Farm alleging that the company has misclassified many of…

9 years ago

New Case Establishes Liability for Boston Restaurant Owners with Multiple Locations

by James L. Rudolph, Esq. and Robert P. Rudolph, Esq. In a first of its kind ruling by a Massachusetts…

9 years ago