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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So I was recently “inspired” by a contract I received a few nights ago from a local organization. I’m not exaggerating when I say looking at it for five minutes forced me to lay it down, center myself and breathe (the ED and I had a laugh about it the next morning so don’t feel [...]
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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 [...]
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Wow. Took a bit of a hiatus there. Wonder if I’m cool enough to say I was “summering”? Regardless, what better way to start things back up than talking about joint ventures! In all seriousness, this topic is one that has become really important for nonprofits and other exempt organizations. What most don’t understand is [...]
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 [...]
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