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		<title>Independent Contractor or Employee: Here’s How You Choose</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 14:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance Godard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hiring & Firing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From attorney David Gair at Looper Reed, here are five of his 20 criteria to help you decide if your newest hire should be an independent contractor or an employee: “1. Instructions: If the person for whom the services are performed has the right to require compliance with instructions, this indicates employee status. 2. Training:]]></description>
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		<title>In the Workplace: Latest Need-to-Know Employment Law News</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance Godard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Latest I-9 forms, ADAAA rulings, NLRB developments, new state laws and federal regulations … keeping up with the myriad legal requirements of managing your employees can be challenging for the best of us. This roundup of recent employment law updates should help: The &#8220;Employee Tricked Me Into Firing Her&#8221; Defense (Cozen O’Connor): “The NLRB continues]]></description>
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		<title>Heads Up: Employers Must Use New I-9 Form as of May 7, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance Godard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hiring & Firing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workplace Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Documentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DoL]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Employment Eligibility Verification]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Human resources professionals charged with overseeing I-9 form completion or retention are encouraged to study the USCIS Handbook for Employers. It contains a wealth of reference material, including detailed information on completing and retaining the I-9 form, avoiding discrimination problems, the role of third-party recruiters and use of the E-Verify system.” (Holland &#38; Knight) Employers]]></description>
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		<title>Taking on Unpaid Summer Interns? Don’t Take on a Lawsuit, Too…</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance Godard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hiring & Firing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“… when a complaint is made, the price of an unlawful internship can be quite high. Failure to pay wages, failure to pay minimum wage, overtime, meal and rest violations, and related penalties and attorneys’ fees and costs can add up quickly.” (Ervin Cohen &#38; Jessup) “Summertime, and the livin’ is easy…” Unless, of course,]]></description>
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		<title>Is Crowdfunding the Best Way to Raise Money for My Startup? (Spoiler Alert: Probably Not)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance Godard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Finances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Formation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crowdfunding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funding startups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JOBS Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sec]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excited about the arrival of crowdfunding? You shouldn’t be, writes Brian Korn of law firm Pepper Hamilton: “When compared to other forms of private placements, crowdfunding is not a feasible option.” He explains: “Crowdfunding began with the concept of small enterprises engaging in online capital-raising through social media and raising funds from people they did]]></description>
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		<title>[Startup Funding] How Do New Patent Laws Affect Your Ability to Raise Money?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance Godard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Copyrights, Trademarks, & IP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[America Invents Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital raising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Growth Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First-to-File]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Patent Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Link: AIA Impact on Start Up Capital - Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein &#38; Fox P.L.L.C.] Does the American Invents Act help or hinder startups and emerging growth companies in their efforts to raise capital? Yes and yes, explains Robert Sterne of law firm Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein &#38; Fox in the above video. Here’s how: AIA can]]></description>
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		<title>[FMLA Watch] 5 Warnings for Employers</title>
		<link>http://smallbusiness.jdsupra.com/post/fmla-watch-5-warnings-for-employers</link>
		<comments>http://smallbusiness.jdsupra.com/post/fmla-watch-5-warnings-for-employers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance Godard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiring & Firing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workplace Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DoL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fmla]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FMLA Leave]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HR Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leave policies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Leave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military Leave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Notice Requirements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unpaid Leave]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Employers and HR managers know: keeping up with changing employment regulations can be challenging. One of the biggest culprits? The ever-evolving Family and Medical Leave Act, which can create significant problems for companies that fail to respond to new rules and interpretations of the Act. The solution? Start here &#8211; heed these five FMLA warnings]]></description>
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		<title>You Have a Great Name for a Terrific Product &#8211; Here&#8217;s How to Protect It&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://smallbusiness.jdsupra.com/post/you-have-a-great-name-for-a-terrific-product-heres-how-to-protect-it</link>
		<comments>http://smallbusiness.jdsupra.com/post/you-have-a-great-name-for-a-terrific-product-heres-how-to-protect-it#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance Godard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Copyrights, Trademarks, & IP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intellectual Property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Registration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trade Names]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Unauthorized Use]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The strongest and most easily protectable types of marks are fanciful marks and arbitrary marks, because they are inherently distinctive. These marks are also easier to register because it is more unlikely that someone else has registered something similar.” (Sands Anderson) Got a terrific product and a great name for it? Excellent! Protecting that name]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Do These 3 Things to Your Workers (If You Want to Avoid EEOC Scrutiny)</title>
		<link>http://smallbusiness.jdsupra.com/post/dont-do-these-3-things-to-your-workers-if-you-want-to-avoid-eeoc-scrutiny</link>
		<comments>http://smallbusiness.jdsupra.com/post/dont-do-these-3-things-to-your-workers-if-you-want-to-avoid-eeoc-scrutiny#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance Godard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hiring & Firing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Age discrimination]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For business owners, attracting attention is generally a good thing. Except when it’s from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission… Kelly Kolb of law firm Fowler White Boggs reports on the issues guaranteed to generate scrutiny from attorneys at the EEOC, as recently outlined by the agency’s top lawyer, P. David Lopez: 1. Improper use of]]></description>
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		<title>Business Owners: What Keeps You Up at Night? [Poll]</title>
		<link>http://smallbusiness.jdsupra.com/post/business-owners-what-keeps-you-up-at-night-poll</link>
		<comments>http://smallbusiness.jdsupra.com/post/business-owners-what-keeps-you-up-at-night-poll#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance Godard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Formation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Media Law]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[retirement plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[social media in the workplace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media policies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Which legal issues give you the biggest headaches? While you’re thinking about your response, here are a handful of recent legal updates on these very topics: Business Formation: Key Tips for Developing Business Plans for Entrepreneurs, Investors &#38; Business Owners &#8211; Scott Legal Services, P.C. California’s New LLC Act Adds Confusion and Effects Little Change]]></description>
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