'C' is for Contract

Once we landed our first big client, I spent a big chunk of money to have a lawyer create a contract template for us. The template is massive - about nine pages in total - and outlines our scope of services as well as termination clauses and who owns the rights to what we create. In our line of business a contract is pretty standard. It wasn't until a few years after we opened our doors, that I realized how important this contract template really is ... you see, we had a client who refused to pay their invoices.

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Can Social Media Be Used Against Employees?

The short answer is – yes. The longer answer is that in Texas employers generally are free to monitor employee social media postings and other online activity. However, an employer’s use of the information obtained from monitoring is not 100% risk-free.

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What to Keep in Employee Personnel Files

A few tips on how to maintain your personnel files so they don’t become a source of damaging evidence in a lawsuit. In almost every employment case, one of the first things your ex-employee will ask for is a copy of his personnel file. In fact, ex-employees will often ask for a copy of their file before litigation begins (or even before a demand letter is sent). The documents you keep in your employees’ personnel files may turn into evidence that can be used against you.

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