Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Employment, Financial/Economic, Resources for Attorneys, Safety “Joint Employer” Ruling Continues to Cause Disturbing Legal Consequences for Franchisors TASA ID: 11532 This article appears as an update to previous editorials expressing my viewpoints relative to escalating franchise litigation globally. Three years ago, the National Labor Relations Board overturned a long-standing rule: An employer of its own workers could not also be viewed as the “joint employer” of the workers of companies it relied upon to supply it or to perform other functions it would otherwise need to do itself. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Financial/Economic, Resources for Attorneys Franchise Litigation Continues to Grow TASA ID: 11532 The franchise relationship between franchisor and franchisee is becoming fraught with problems leading to increased litigation in recent years. Two legal theories that have come to the forefront in the franchise litigation arena are “joint employer” and “vicarious liability.” Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Ethics, Financial/Economic, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts It’s Not Personal, It’s Only Business…Identity Theft TASA ID: 2346 (For purposes of privacy, the names have been changed)For three years a fraud was perpetrated upon A2G Company Inc. of Los Angeles. The company's real name is being withheld because the fraud almost destroyed it. The crime was finally discovered when a tax department levied the corporate bank account for three years in back payroll taxes. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Ethics, Financial/Economic, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts Seasoned Investor Conned by Phony Investment If It Can Happen to Him... TASA ID: 2346 A few years ago I met an investor who explained to me that he had a business dispute lawsuit he was preparing to file. He planned to engage my services to support the litigation. Read more
Category: Financial/Economic Forensic Accountants: Why, When and How to Hire Them TASA ID: 3581 Nothing makes a person angrier than the thought of being cheated, robbed or otherwise financially hurt by the actions of another. Many civil lawsuits arise out of this basic desire to reclaim what one perceives he or she has unjustly lost, but it's not always easy to define or measure the financial loss. Read more