September, 2022 - Palermo Business Law Firm

SELLER FINANCING OF THE SALE OF A SMALL BUSINESS

I’ll start this article by saying that I’m generally against seller financing of the sale of a small business. Too much can go wrong, as I’ll set out below. Let’s define what I mean by “seller financing of the sale of a small business.” A […]

September 29, 2022November 18, 2022

“At-will” v. “For Cause” Discharge: It’s One Or The Other, Not Both

At-Will and For Cause are two conflicting employment terms that should not appear in the same C-level or key employee contract.

September 16, 2022November 18, 2022

PRESERVE DEFENSES TO EMPLOYMENT CLAIMS

Preserve your employer defenses to employment claims by documenting the reasons for the discharge and following procedures.

September 13, 2022November 18, 2022

UNEMPLOYMENT: THE AMBIGUOUS CLAIM

Whether an employee was discharged or quit the employment often was the first thing I needed to determine when ruling on unemployment cases. This post discusses what factors I would consider when ruling on these cases.

September 9, 2022November 18, 2022

“Quit” v. “Discharge” under NC Unemployment Statutes

As I discussed in my last blog post (http://www.palermolaw.com/discharge-for-misconduct-under-nc-unemployment-laws/) the threshold decision I had to make as an administrative law judge ruling on unemployment claim appeals was often whether an employee quit the employment, or was discharged by the management (we don’t say “terminated” because […]

September 2, 2022November 18, 2022