Intellectual property (IP) is a work or creation, such as a logo, design, name, code or image that has legal rights that protect creators from having their materials stolen. An IP can be registered with a copyright, trademark or patent. Each of these options gives an...
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How to respond to an employee’s claim of discrimination
Despite doing your best to prevent discrimination in your company, an employee may feel unfairly treated in a particular situation. Accordingly, they may report the issue to you. How you handle their complaint is crucial; a single mistake can worsen the matter. Here...
Is it impossible to fire employees in protected classes?
Some employers will lament the fact that they can’t terminate their employees who are already in protected classes. They know that these individuals fit into certain groups that have extra levels of employment protection under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Protected...
Can you fire an employee for lying on their resume?
An organization is as good as the people who work in it. It’s on this account that employers burn the midnight oil to search for recruit the right talent. And this costs time, effort and money. So you put in the effort, screened through tens of applicants and landed...
What are the 6 bundles of rights every creator owns?
Have you heard about the crypto “Dune” fiasco? An investment group spent $3 million at auction on a non-fungible token (NFT) copy of a rare book involving a movie adaptation of the novel. Somehow, they believed that owning an NFT of the book gave them the copyright of...
Tips for firing a protected employee
Many of your employees may fall into certain protected classes. These include gender, age, religion and race, though the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) also lists other categories. You're not allowed to fire employees due to the areas that are...