Most design professionals come face to face with nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) early in their careers. Entrusted with the details of one project after another, they soon learn to be thoughtful in discussing past or concurrent contracts with their networks and...
Businesses can avoid litigation by correctly labeling workers
The gig economy has changed how many companies utilize today’s workforce. Whether they're a small business or an international corporation, many are starting to hire independent contractors to save money. However, companies should make sure they’re not treating their...
2020 marks new era in wage & hour laws and lawsuits
California employers, employees and attorneys will likely long remember New Year’s Day 2020 as marking major changes in the state’s labor laws. Wage and hour laws especially saw new rules passed in 2019, with none likely to have a bigger impact than Assembly Bill 5...
The benefits of implementing nondisclosure agreements
Businesses often have to share confidential information. If they do, implementing a nondisclosure agreement can help ensure the other party respects the owner’s wishes, keeping the company’s most valuable data private. Typically, businesses have others sign NDAs when...
Climate change is a legal reality for design professionals
Design professionals are key leaders in the global response to the threats that climate change poses. Nearly every potential solution involves the work of architects and engineers. Whether sequestering greenhouse gases, mitigating the damage done by climate change, or...
Construction firms urged to set social media disaster plan
Construction is a social media favorite, as structural demolition companies know. The 2019 partial collapse of a hotel in New Orleans and a crane collapse in Seattle remind us that the internet shares mistakes in construction like few other industries. Construction...
