Posted By: Katie Koch | email: kkoch@dbllaw.com
Lately cloud computing has been garnering notoriety as more and more businesses take advantage of its various benefits. According to Webopedia, cloud computing is a type of computing that relies on sharing computing resources rather than using local servers or personal devices to handle applications. Cloud computing allows a business to outsource many applications historically maintained on the company's own hardware.
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Posted By: Nicholas Birkenhauer | email: nbirkenhauer@dbllaw.com
This spring a federal court in Louisville approved a new way for Kentucky employers to limit their liability in employment-related lawsuits. The court upheld a prior agreement between an employer and employee where they had agreed to shorten the statute of limitations to one year for any future lawsuit brought by the employee. Since the employee in this case filed her discrimination and wrongful termination claims eighteen months after she was terminated – six months beyond the shorter statute of limitations they had agreed to – the court held that the agreement barred the employee’s claims and dismissed the lawsuit.
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Posted By: Stephen Burke | email: sburke@dbllaw.com
An injured worker is about to return, and the employer arranges to resume the customary job. Yet, the worker shows up with a doctor’s note that limits the amount of lifting, standing or bending the worker can do. These restrictions make it impossible for the worker to resume the customary job. What’s the employer to do?
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Posted By: Megan Maxfield | email: mmaxfield@dbllaw.com
The number of individuals filing bankruptcy has increased significantly during the recent economic downturn. The National Bankruptcy Research Center reported a 32% increase in personal bankruptcy filings from 2008 to 2009, and that increase was followed by a 9% swell in personal bankruptcy filings from 2009 to 2010.
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Posted By: Bob Hoffer | email: rhoffer@dbllaw.com
Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are a few of the social media sites utilized by employers and employees today. Studies indicate that the use of social media sites by employers has risen significantly in the last few years with between 45% to 75% of employers now using such sites. All indications are that increased utilization of such sites will continue.
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Posted By: Kelly Gindele | email: kgindele@dbllaw.com
Particularly in this economy and construction market, contractors want to get paid for their work as quickly as possible. Delayed payments can have devastating effects. They can result in work stoppage, subcontractor disputes, and even business closures. Though not a guarantee, here are a few tips that may help contractors get paid more quickly:
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