US Law Alert
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Intellectual Property
One of the challenges of maintaining a website for your business is finding interesting content to put on it. When filling your pages, be aware of copyright law. Your work can be infringed upon or content on your websites can violate the rights of other copyright owners. Here are the basics of infringement, along with some copyright DOs and DON’Ts to take into consideration.
General Litigation
In some cases, winning a financial award in court is just half the battle. Collecting is another matter altogether. Here are some of the tools available to help get your money after winning a case.
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DOL Updates Guidance on Independent Contractor Status
From car rides and delivery services to house cleaning and computer repair, the “gig” economy is thriving. But it’s often unclear whether workers who provide these services should be classified as employees or independent contractors. This issue prompted a recent strike by Uber workers and an opinion ruling from the U.S. Department of Labor. Here’s the scoop.
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Prepare to Receive a Social Security Administration No-Match Letter
If you haven’t received a “no-match” letter from the Social Security Administration lately, you might soon. The purpose of this correspondence is to alert the employer when there’s a discrepancy between the agency’s files and data reported on employees’ W-2s. What do you need to do? Technically you could ignore this letter, but that could be a big mistake. Here’s why.