For a business owner, nothing is more exciting than seeing your business succeed and grow out of little more than a personal passion. During this expansion, outside help becomes a necessity, and delegation of tasks becomes routine. Throughout this exciting and often hectic period, business owners often overlook formalities as they try to manage the day-to-day operations of their rapidly growing business.
We are frequently contacted by clients and prospective clients after their business has been damaged by employees or former employees or are facing the threat of litigation from a former employee or contractor. Although there are always options available to businesses facing these issues, considerable time and costs could be avoided if business owners take proactive steps before facing the prospect of litigation.
I regularly receive calls from business owners in a dispute over employee or contractor payment where one party believes they are entitled to X and the other believes they are entitled to Y. One of the first questions I ask is whether there was any sort of memorialized agreement defining payment terms. Far too often, the answer is no. The payment terms were made orally or in a series of text messages or emails over several months. In the event of litigation or potential litigation, this makes things increasingly difficult. It becomes a matter of “he said she said” with both sides putting forth...
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