New York Legal Blog

Every business needs different contracts depending on how they operate and what they do. Yet in general, most businesses will need to use the six contracts below. Shareholder's or Partnership Agreements What they are: An agreement covering how the company is governed.  Why you need one: If you and your partner end up in a…

For most industries, New York is an employment-at-will state. For the most part, an employer may terminate any employee for any legal, lawful reason. The trouble comes when an employee alleges that they were fired for reasons that were neither legal nor lawful. These would include being fired for discriminatory reasons, in retaliation for complaining…

The laws governing businesses can be complex. It's no surprise that many new business owners cause themselves lots of legal problems just because they don't know what they don't know. If you want your business to survive in the long term you've got to be aware of some of these issues.  #1) Failing to create…

Hiring employees comes both with certain rights, and with certain responsibilities. Some employers are tempted to try to circumvent these responsibilities by classifying employees in a way that seems more advantageous to them. It is important to classify your employees correctly the first time. Failing to do so can open your business up to significant…