Commercial Law

Features

<i>FBLA</i> asked leading franchise attorneys and other experts about key trends in franchise law in 2011. Here are their outlooks and their advice about how to prepare for new developments in franchise law and business.

Features

By now, the winter holidays are a dim memory, but there are other events that companies may celebrate. Consequently, it is always helpful to review ways to minimize the risks of serving alcohol at company events.

Features

While many employers have written employment contracts with restrictive covenants designed to hinder employees from departing for a competitor, the state and federal courts considering New York law have not uniformly enforced such provisions.

Features

Not only is social networking taking over how we live, work, communicate and "socialize," it is changing how lawyers litigate and practice law.

Features

While dealing with intermittent leave is one of the most difficult issues that HR staff faces, there are certainly some opportunities for employers to control employee abuse.

Features

The commercial real estate broker's lien act is finally a reality in Michigan.

Features

The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) recently released a new standard for measuring an office building's rentable area. They are explained herein.

Features

A new layer of federal oversight should help protect consumers and ethical e-commerce companies against misleading and name-tarnishing activities of outlaw e-tailers who have ripped off thousands of U.S. consumers. On Dec. 29, President Obama signed the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act, introduced in the Senate early last year by Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.