Author Archives: Jay Butchko
If Your Business Handles Cash Make Sure You Know the Rules
Most of us don’t have to be tax experts to know that cash transactions are hard for the government to track, and that significantly large transactions are often used in less savory business transactions. But that doesn’t mean that all cash transactions are illegal, or indicative of unscrupulous or illegal activity–many very legitimate businesses… Read More »
Renting Property? You Should Know About the Right to Quiet Enjoyment
If you own property and you rent it out, your tenant’s right to quiet enjoyment is something that you should be aware of because even if not specifically spelled out in the lease the right has been read to exist in almost all contracts where there is a lease of property. What is Quiet… Read More »
Incident Report Basics
If your business has anybody coming inside of its physical premises, whether they be employees or the general public or anybody else, you need to be accustomed to indecent reports, and the basics of filling them out. What is an Incident Report? An incident report is, as the name suggests, a detailed report of… Read More »
Can Customers Legally Harass Your Employees?
In your business, it is likely that you are very aware of, and try to avoid, harassing employees, or even allowing employees to harass each other. You may even (hopefully) have policies dealing with harassment, how to report it, and how it’s investigated. But when it comes to customers harassing your employees, you may… Read More »
What Happens When a Partner in a Partnership Commits Fraud?
When you go into business as a partnership, you might not want it to happen, but you are aware of the risk, that a partner doesn’t pull his or her weight, or that the partner doesn’t fulfill his or her obligations under a partnership agreement. What you may not anticipate–and what you may not… Read More »
How the New Choice Act Affects Florida’s Noncompete Agreement Laws
Noncompete agreements have been a contentious issue, and the subject of many “on again off again” rules and regulations making them illegal and then legal again. But in Florida, a new law not only reinforces the previous legalization of these agreements, but actually, it can be argued, makes them a bit stronger. The Choice… Read More »
