Readers looking for a strong example of company perseverance in the Darwinian environment that marks international business might be hard placed to find a better representative than sporting shoe maker New Balance. Indeed, New Balance has consistently displayed an...
Month: August 2017
Focus on emotional distress damages in FLSA cases
In the workplace, and as regards the interaction between employers and employees, the relationship is symbiotic. That is, each side needs the other and engages in a balancing act of give and take. Labor exchanged for wages. Time for food. It's an interesting...
An obviously big focal point in construction projects: cranes
We note on a relevant page of our website at , in Pasadena, that "commercial real property issues … can open up significant legal exposure and costs." We further stress on that page that the sources of those issues are wide-ranging,...
More discrimination-charged drama in Silicon Valley
A recent Bloomberg article terms it an "imbroglio." Other depictions might be apt, too, of course, including this one: public relations disaster. It hasn't been the sweetest August thus far for tech giant Google, which, rather than currently being in the news for...
Why more retailers are becoming tech companies
When you think about Louis Vuitton, do you think of a fashion company or a tech company? When you pose the same question about food delivery company Blue Apron, do you see a fresh food provider or a tech company? The question over this distinction is becoming ever...
Analyzing business failure to drive success, Part 2
We noted in our immediately preceding blog post that a materially high percentage of businesses across the United States cease operations within a handful of years owing to various challenges that company owners either failed to perceive or simply did not adequately...
Promoting business success through a study of failures
The glass "has to be half full." In making reference to that in an article on entrepreneurialism and entity start-ups, the publication Business Insider means this: Any new commercial enterprise seeking to enter, profit and endure in the business world must have at...
Yes or no? Are LGBT workers protected by federal law or not?
The debate rages on. Title VII of the seminal Civil Rights Act passed by Congress in 1964 extended workplace protections against discrimination on myriad grounds. Notably, protection for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community was not included in the list...
