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    Controlling Board & Officer Cybersecurity Liability
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Jun 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    Controlling Board & Officer Cybersecurity Liability

    High-profile breaches have affected millions of customers and employees. They have created major losses to businesses through direct...
    VOLUNTEER DIRECTORS IMMUNE
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Jun 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    VOLUNTEER DIRECTORS IMMUNE

    The Massachusetts Supreme Court has issued a broad decision immunizing volunteer directors to Massachusetts nonprofits from liability and...
    Workforce Coronavirus Relief
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Jun 16, 2020
    • 4 min

    Workforce Coronavirus Relief

    The federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 ("Families First Act") is the second in a series of legislation to deal with...
    Arbitration Notice Succeeds
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Jun 9, 2020
    • 1 min

    Arbitration Notice Succeeds

    A Plaintiff sued her employer saying it misclassified her as an independent contractor and failed to pay her minimum wages. The court...
    Supreme Court Says Willful Infringement Not Required to Award Profits In Trademark Cases
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Jun 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    Supreme Court Says Willful Infringement Not Required to Award Profits In Trademark Cases

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled a trademark infringement plaintiff does not have to show willful infringement to get an award of profits.
    Good-Faith Presumption under Paycheck Protection Program
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • May 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    Good-Faith Presumption under Paycheck Protection Program

    SBA has determined that payroll protection plan recipients of less than $2 Million will be presumed to have determined need in good faith.
    Understanding Cyber-Risk Insurance
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • May 12, 2020
    • 6 min

    Understanding Cyber-Risk Insurance

    Shopping for cyber risk insurance means understanding both the insurance and what you need.
    RETALIATION TRIPLES DAMAGES
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • May 5, 2020
    • 1 min

    RETALIATION TRIPLES DAMAGES

    Commissions not yet owed became lost wages when an employer retaliated against an employee foir complaining about commissions nonpayment.
    Oops...Corporate Debt Gets Personal
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Apr 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Oops...Corporate Debt Gets Personal

    Corporate debts can get personal if you make a mistake trying to avoid them.
    Making M&A Earnouts That Work
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Apr 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    Making M&A Earnouts That Work

    Parties use earnouts to overcome differences of opinion on value. The wrong clause can mean lawsuits later.
    PPP FORGIVENESS HOOPS
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Apr 16, 2020
    • 4 min

    PPP FORGIVENESS HOOPS

    Millions of companies have submitted for PPP. Now it;s time to think about manximizing foregiveness.
    Depression Leads to Discrimination
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Apr 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    Depression Leads to Discrimination

    An employee diagnosed with depression blurted out he was resigning. When he retracted his resignation, the employer refused to allow it...
    Commercial Landlord & Tenant – Possession
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Apr 7, 2020
    • 1 min

    Commercial Landlord & Tenant – Possession

    Commercial tenants may not be able to stop eviction by filing a prior case for damages.
    Uber’s Arbitration Terms Ruled Unenforceable
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Mar 31, 2020
    • 1 min

    Uber’s Arbitration Terms Ruled Unenforceable

    Uber's contracting process has been ruled ineffective.
    Does Coronavirus Excuse Contract Performance?
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Mar 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Does Coronavirus Excuse Contract Performance?

    The answer depends on the force majeure clause in the contract – if it has one. If it does, start with its language. It may contain a...
    Coronavirus Thoughts For Business
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Coronavirus Thoughts For Business

    Not pretty but coronavirus business survival means preserving cash.
    Coronavirus Employer Requirements Coming
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 4 min

    Coronavirus Employer Requirements Coming

    A rundown of federal employment related mandates and benefits on the table and being rolled out to deal with coronavirus.
    Limitations Waiver Unenforceable
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Mar 17, 2020
    • 1 min

    Limitations Waiver Unenforceable

    The Virginia Supreme Court has decided that some contractual waivers of statute of limitations are unenforceable.
    Private Software Licenses vs. Government Software Licenses
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Mar 12, 2020
    • 6 min

    Private Software Licenses vs. Government Software Licenses

    Government procurement regulations automatically insert clauses into software licenses which are surprisingly different than private deals.
    Employee Misclassification Spreads
    Paul Peter Nicolai
    • Mar 10, 2020
    • 1 min

    Employee Misclassification Spreads

    The danger of misclassifying a worker as an independent contractor is growing with the new ABC test.
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