You obtain a new job which requires you to relocate, but in this economy it takes a while to sell your house so you decide to rent it. You think you are doing all the right things by checking the references of the tenant(s), getting a lawyer to draft a proper residential lease, and continuing to pay your homeowner’s insurance…
There are a number of reasons why the validity of a Will might be challenged. The process can be highly contentious and the outcome depends on the specific facts of the individual challenge. An attorney can be of invaluable assistance to you in assessing the facts of the situation, weighing the alternatives and deciding how best to proceed. Sometimes a…
Most good managers have analytical abilities to allow them to assess the cause of any problems to enable resolution of them. However, with employee performance issues, a manager’s speculations as to the cause for the performance issue could put the company in a discrimination case. Such was the issue in the case of Addiel Soto-Feliciano v. Villa Cofresi Hotels, Inc.…
Speeding is often the single most important fact in establishing liability in most automobile accident cases. While driving at the posted speed limit on a highway, street, or road is oftentimes evidence of safe speed, there are some instances when driving at the posted speed limit is unreasonable and result in civil liability for the driver. By way of example,…
Both current and former workers are, upon their request, permitted a reasonable opportunity to inspect their personnel file and to obtain a copy of that file subject to a reasonable fee related to the cost of copying the requested documents under New Hampshire RSA 275:56. If after inspection of the personnel file the worker disagrees with any information contained in…
A vendor may outsource the service it provides your employer. If you are negotiating vendor service agreements for your employer you should clarify in the agreement what portion of services, if any, the vendor can outsource to contractors and whether the vendor is still ultimately responsible for all services provided. This is important since under New Hampshire law companies are…
If a former employee and employer have a dispute that has or will likely lead to litigation, they have a duty to preserve relevant evidence. If either of them deletes relevant e-mails from their respective computers, they may find the sanction by the Court to be substantial. Such a sanction was ordered in the decision from the Massachusetts Superior Court…
Many workers find that their jobs involve some level of negotiating agreements with vendors, customers, or others. Prior to entering into such negotiations, it is important for the worker to analyze the negotiation parameters. The worker must first understand his level of authority in negotiating on behalf of his employer. If the transaction is for a product or service about…
Stock options can be a good way to provide the opportunity to an employee to share in the potential success of the company thereby providing the employee additional incentive to build the company’s value. If an employee is offered stock options in a publicly-held company, generally those options will be provided at a certain price for which the employee can…
Embezzlement of company funds by employees is more common than reported in the media. Often employers will work out private restitution agreements in order to keep the matter confidential and therefore out of the media and the courts. A system of checks and balances can diminish the likelihood that an employee will embezzle as well as help catch that employee…