The U.S. Department of Labor publishes a guidebook to provide businesses with general information on the laws and regulations that the Department enforces. The guidebook describes the statutes most commonly applicable to businesses and explains how to obtain assistance from … Continue reading
Contracting with Subcontractors
Audio – Part 2
In this segment, I will address the issues of Noncircumvention, Work for Hire and the need for liability insurance. Continue reading
Contracting with Subcontractors
Audio – Part 1
For those of you who missed my recent speaking engagement to the INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS USA, I wanted to provide some of the key information that was addressed at that meeting. My topic was about the “Top 10 Contractual Legal Issues Faced When Using Subcontractors” and explored multiple legal issues encountered when using subcontractors for you business. Continue reading
Freelancers’ Articles are NOT Free
The dispute arose when the publishers, without obtaining the authors’ permission or agreeing to provide extra compensation to them, licensed the rights to copy and sell articles to a computerized database of periodicals and to the producer of CD ROM products. Continue reading
Capped Commissions
As a sales representative for a computer software company, Richard received an annual salary and sales commissions as determined by a compensation plan that was part of his contract. There was a specific formula for how commissions were to be calculated, but language in the plan gave the company broad authority to make a final decision about compensation and to change the plan at any time. Continue reading