Whenever the topic of a hire comes up, especially a first hire, the conversation tends to go like this: Organization: By the way, we’re looking into hiring our first (insert position)…sooooo excited. Me: Fantastic! Have you spoken with someone in HR or someone that does employment law? Organization: Eh. No. We’re just going to have [...]
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Employment law can be so niche, and change so often, that I tend to shy away from talking about it. But the situations below run so counter to what folks generally believe to be true that I thought it important to at least highlight them. Those with employees will definitely want to pay attention to [...]
Read More» Posted by Erin | 0 commentsLast month I had the honor of presenting again to the Houston Area Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Class. The presentation was geared toward discussing a few of the legal issues I’ve found for-profits and non-profits encounter when forming and operating. Though not all-inclusive, I think it gives a great overview of concerns founders and executives should [...]
Read More» Posted by Erin | 0 commentsNot too long ago I hosted a Hangout on Contract Basics for Non-profits. It was super informal and super quick. Because I wanted to keep it to thirty minutes I didn’t get too much into the details. But I did briefly address some basics such as what a contract is, what it is comprised of, [...]
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