Contracts are legal agreements that companies often use to protect their interests. Contracts may be used with landlords, suppliers, distributors, independent contractors and employees, among others. They're designed to spell out everyone's obligations -- and what...
Business Law
What are the pros and cons to having your workers sign contracts?
Employers have their workers sign work contracts for a variety of reasons. They may do so if they hire contractors who work on limited-scope projects. An employer who invests significant time recruiting top talent may also have their workers sign a contract to protect...
What business partners should discuss if one is facing a divorce
Divorces can shake up a lot of things in your life. Perhaps most notable of these is your family structure. What about your company, though? The end of your marriage may adversely impact your relationship with your business partner and cause your partnership to...
Avoiding litigation when breaking a commercial lease
Sometimes a Georgia business is started with the best of intentions, but it experiences unexpected financial obstacles. As a result, its need for a large commercial space diminishes, and there is a desire to break the lease. In some cases, a business may be doing...
Why do employers often get sued over nondisclosure agreements?
There are many Augusta businesses both large and small that have their employees sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs). Many Georgia companies that have their workers enter into these contracts do so to protect their trade secrets or other valuable proprietary...
How can you protect your business from getting sued
Setting up a business here in Georgia is relatively easy. Growing it into a successful one is harder to accomplish though. If you have a thriving company, then you likely don't want to do anything to jeopardize what you've accomplished. There are some basic steps that...
How can you tell mediation isn’t going to work for your business?
Many service contracts between an individual and companies or two businesses often contain a common clause. It often spells out how both parties are required to try to resolve any conflict via mediation first before they pursue any type of litigation. If you're like...
Expansion of new industries come from and lead to legal changes
Do you ever wonder why people work steady jobs at a big company where their efforts might go unnoticed? Then you may not have considered all the risks of trying to make it on your own. After a year or two trying to run your own business, you may be happy to sacrifice...
What do you do when your exclusive use clause has been violated?
When you negotiated your current commercial lease, you took care to make sure that your landlord couldn't rent out space in the same building or complex to one of your direct competitors via an exclusive use or "exclusivity" clause. Apparently, your landlord didn't...
What are deceptive trade practices under Georgia law?
It's a big part of the American dream for a person to own his or her own business. Sometimes, a new venture is the expression of a person's passion and it's hard to focus on anything else. But there is one thing that all business owners of all industries need, and...