Many of you already know Lola as our social media manager and holiday good wish giver. Last week, she gave us a good lesson on problem solving. We were in Cleveland, Ohio for my first half marathon since breaking my leg. It was 6:00 am Eastern (a/k/a 5:00 am Central), and we were outside with … Read more
How does an employer determine if an employee is exempt under the FLSA and Wisconsin law? Determining if an employee is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (“DWD”) regulations is a multi-step process. Additionally, an employee may be exempt under the FLSA as to overtime, but may … Read more
When setting up an LLC, whatever or whoever is helping you with the Articles of Organization asks a simple question: Is this going to be member-managed or manager-managed? This question is often met with a somewhat blank stare. So, if you did the same thing right now, you are not alone. You should see what … Read more
This is the first post in a series about wages and overtime, when it applies, and how to avoid costly mistakes. As your company expands beyond the initial founders, keeping abreast of the multiple (and sometimes confusing!) wage and overtime regulations covering employees becomes incredibly important. Here are two questions I’ve gotten recently, along with … Read more
Over the past few weeks, we have gotten a bunch of questions from clients in regard to real estate transactions and some of the terms that inevitability come up in almost every deal. This article aims to provide a quick and easy to understand guide to some of the terms we see most often. Tenancy … Read more
Remember the days of the tax free Internet purchase? Me neither, because those days never really existed. That said, in the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. , the risk of non-collection for said taxes has shifted from consumer to company – and anyone who makes an online sale should sit … Read more
I’ve written about this before on LinkedIn – full disclosure, but over the past few weeks, I’ve gotten multiple questions about customs costs, and how they are assessed, from clients who are importing products from abroad and re-selling them in the United States. Each client’s situation is unique, but a critical step one in all … Read more
Adventures are everywhere and more accessible than ever! But, with more adventure comes more risk for the participant and more risk for the business (and its owners). As you can imagine, the question\request I get most often from adventure business owners is related to liability waivers and protecting the business from legal risk in the … Read more
When talking with people starting businesses, one question that we get is a lot is “How do I limit my liability?”. First, we talk about creating a business entity. And don’t forget about insurance. But, one thing we always talk about is “Don’t cross the streams. It would be bad.” By that, we mean keep … Read more
The Food and Drug Administration (along with the FTC and FCC) regulates the claims that dietary supplements can make for their products. Dietary supplements are those things that people take to enhance their health but aren’t drugs. If the substance is “intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease” or … Read more