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Eagles and Jason Peters Provide an Example of Why Contingencies are Important in Contracts
The National Football League has resumed and the Philadelphia Eagles will get started on Sunday against the Washington Football Team, but today they took care of some legal business. The Eagles and Jason Peters tore up the contract Peters signed on July 14th and signed a new deal. Both sides recognized the deal no longer Read More
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Major League Baseball & the Players Association Reach Contract Agreement for Delayed Season
Shortly after publishing our recent blog post about the effects of COVID-19 on contracts, news broke that that Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, better known as the Baseball Union, had reached an agreement detailing when the circumstance under which baseball could return, how salaries would be paid, how players’ service Read More
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The Importance of Hiring Legal Counsel for a New Business
It is more tempting than ever to handle the legal set up of a new business yourself. Online forms. Web-based business entity registration. You have enough startup costs, so why not save money on legal fees now when your business is small. You can always hire a lawyer later to fine tune the details—right? Wrong. Read More
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Social Media and the Workplace
It is becoming increasingly rare to find someone who is not involved with or affected by social media on a daily basis. Often, people will post without thinking about the consequences. This could result in a loss of employment if someone posts negatively about their employer. Businesses themselves can run into legal problems if an Read More
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Attorneys Obtain Favorable Outcome for Veteran
Attorney Michael Tinari recently obtained a favorable settlement on a pro bono basis for a United States Air Force veteran who was medically retired due to extreme Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety, and depression. The father of four young children was unable to leave his house, or be employed in any meaningful way due to his Read More
Read MoreUnderstanding Non-Compete Agreements
As part of an employment contract, employers commonly require employees to sign non-compete agreements, which prohibit them from working for a competitor, and non-solicitation agreements, which prohibit them from soliciting the employer’s customers, when the employee leaves his/her job. But are employees still bound by those prohibitions once the employment contract expires and the employee Read More
Read MoreGrammatical Errors Can Be Costly in Contracts
When is a comma not just a matter of punctuation? When a missing comma in a law allows employees to gain overtime pay. Pursuant to Maine law, employees are exempt from overtime pay if their jobs involve the “canning, processing, preserving, freezing, drying, marketing, storing, packing for shipment or distribution of” certain food products. Drivers Read More
Read MoreArbitration Agreements in Medical Forms
When seeking medical treatment, sick or injured patients and their loved ones often do not read the many admission forms they are handed. This can result in an unfavorable situation if the patient later seeks to bring a claim due to the doctor’s negligence. For example, some medical facilities have started putting arbitration agreements in Read More
Read MorePrenuptial Agreements
We would like to offer an early congratulations to all of you preparing to say your vows this wedding season. If you are looking to enter into a prenuptial agreement, Leonard Sciolla is here to help. Our attorneys have experience drafting the most amicable agreement for both parties. If you are already married and looking Read More
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