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How Small Business Owners Can Minimize Risk of Litigation When Disciplining Employees
January 31, 2020

Business owners make dozens of business decisions all day, every day. In some cases, these decisions involve how to address an employee's poor performance, misconduct, or a violation of company policy. Disciplining employees is the least enjoyable…

#RVABizLaw Tip of the Day: Preparing Your Business for Sale by Communicating with Your Employees—Timing is Everything
September 24, 2018

Openly communicating with your employees about the sale of your business is a critically important and monumentally difficult task. When, where, and how should you have this talk with your team? Spilling this information too early could cause…

#RVABizLaw Tip of the Day: Be Careful Not to Convert Your Nonprofit Volunteers into Employees
August 01, 2018

Our nonprofit struggles to recruit and retain volunteers to help with our community events and activities, can we offer financial incentives or other "perks" as a recruiting tool? Reimbursing reasonable out-of-pocket…

#RVABizLaw Tip of the Day: Communicating with Employees When Selling Your Business
May 08, 2018

An often overlooked issue in small business acquisitions is when and how to let employees about the transaction.  Two things are clear—every situation is different and timing is important. Sharing this information too early could cause intense…