The nation’s largest city just passed a law that will change the way employers do business with independent contractors. Other cities could follow. Under the new law, any agreement with an independent contractor for services that pays more than $800 in a 120-day period must be in writing. The contract must contain the name and…
Many commercial insurance policies contain what’s called a “protective safeguards endorsement.” This gives the property owner a break on its insurance premiums if the owner protects the property through a fire alarm, automatic sprinkler system, fire safety service contract, or other method of preventing harm. Sounds like a good idea, right? It can be ……
Any business would jump at the chance to dictate the order of organic Internet search results that include its name. But that’s not so easy. Still, a judge in Florida recently told a well-known international company that it must find a way to do exactly that. And in the vast world of the web, it’s…
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