Category: Legal Advice

Business Law Q&A

Insights from some of the area’s leading business attorneys.
by Michael Puente

How can a small business handle delinquent customers?

What are the pitfalls of obtaining legal advice online?

What issues are overlooked by entrepreneurs when starting a new business?

These are some of these questions on the minds of Northwest Indiana business owners.
Each year, Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly turns to the experts for …

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Posted in Advice, Business, Business Advice, Legal, Legal Advice, Professional & Legal Advice, Summer 2011 | Leave a comment

In the Genes

In the The Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008 became effective Nov. 21, 2009. GINA prohibits employers, except when necessary to comply with federal or state family medical leave laws, from requesting, requiring or receiving genetic information about an employee or an employee’s family members.
Genetic information includes information obtained from the genetic tests of an individual or a family member, or an individual’s family …

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Posted in Legal Advice, Winter 2011 | Leave a comment

Legal Q&A

Disputes arise in every type of business—big or small, new or established. Disputes can develop between a business owner and employee or with an independent contractor. And litigation is always costly.

For instance, a dispute could arise over Internet use at work, about what’s being posted and how that might affect a business’s reputation.

How to keep your company from getting embroiled in legal tangles …

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Posted in Business Features, Legal Advice, Summer 2010 | Leave a comment