by e-LawLines | May 16, 2010 | Employment Law, Small Business Law, Taxation
Can you name the president pictured on a twenty dollar bill? If that same $20 is spent by a service company to pay an individual house cleaner, would it be considered wages? What if a paralegal works a night shift at home writing a marketing brochure? Can she bill her...
by e-LawLines | Feb 16, 2010 | Employment Law
In today’s workplace, there is virtually unfettered access to text messages, e-mails, Internet use and other electronic messaging. At the touch of a button, anyone can switch from bar graphs for the upcoming client presentation to brew pubs on a social Web site....
by e-LawLines | Oct 16, 2009 | Contract Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law, Small Business Law
Employment agreements have become a popular tool in the business world, in both big and small business. Employment agreements establish vital terms and avoid misunderstandings such as “at-will” or other termination provisions. Most employment agreements will contain...
by e-LawLines | Sep 16, 2009 | Corporate Law, Employment Law, Small Business Law
E-Verify, the Internet-based system used to electronically verify the employment eligibility of newly hired and current employees, is now a mandatory requirement for companies to obtain contracts with the federal government and the State of Missouri. E-Verify is...
by e-LawLines | Feb 16, 2009 | Corporate Law, Employment Law, Small Business Law
Keeping up with changes in the law is important for all employers in order to avoid liability and help maintain good employee relations. Recent changes to federal and Missouri immigration law and to the Family and Medical Leave Act rules have recently taken effect or...
by e-LawLines | May 16, 2006 | Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law, Small Business Law
Regardless of your company’s business classification, all companies are required to report employment compensation, tax withholding and other information on both quarterly and annual bases to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). Sometimes through clerical error, and...
