Business Law
Workers’ Compensation — Have You Been Injured on the Job?
Many people believe that if you are hurt on the job, and if your employer refuses to pay for your injuries that you are out of luck, and out of options. This is not true. In fact, many workers who have legitimate workers’ compensation claims struggle financially while wondering how they are going to afford to … Continue reading Workers’ Compensation — Have You Been Injured on the Job?
Read MoreHappy Veteran’s Day from Gordon Etzler & Associates, LLP
We would like to extend a special thank you to all who have served on reserve or active duty in the United States Marine Corps, the United States Army, the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, the United States Coast Guard, or in the many state National Guards throughout our great Nation! SFT … Continue reading Happy Veteran’s Day from Gordon Etzler & Associates, LLP
Read MoreCan Employers Legally Ask for Your Facebook Password?
Employers Asking for Facebook Login Info…? You’ve finally landed that “big interview” for your dream job. You’ve worked hard and gone to school, pressed your suit, researched the company, polished your resume, and you’re on the way. Everything is going great, but during the interview, the interviewer tells you, that as a condition of employment, … Continue reading Can Employers Legally Ask for Your Facebook Password?
Read MoreObtaining an Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Permit/License
Does your establishment qualify to serve alcoholic beverages? If it does, the selling of alcohol could substantially raise your revenues! The Indiana Alcohol & Tobacco Commission (“IATC”) regulates the use of alcoholic beverages and the Indiana State Excise Police enforces the laws and rules of the IATC. Obtaining an alcoholic beverage permit through the IATC … Continue reading Obtaining an Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Permit/License
Read MoreReal Estate Investment in Today’s Market: A Little Homework, Large Dividends
To stay in the real estate development game today is a challenge that few would have imagined 5 years ago. Demand for new commercial and residential construction was high, financing was readily available, and small and large businesses alike were making deals and making money. What a difference a few years can make. With a … Continue reading Real Estate Investment in Today’s Market: A Little Homework, Large Dividends
Read MoreAttorneys General Seek to Put the Squeeze on Banks and Foreclosure Nationwide
What is referred to as “The Economy” is a set of vast, complex systems that work together to demonstrate the financial pulse of a geographic area, a state, or a nation. It can be measured in a variety of ways, and occasionally can lead to confusing contradictions. This is not the case in our current … Continue reading Attorneys General Seek to Put the Squeeze on Banks and Foreclosure Nationwide
Read MoreEmployers Beware: Pay Employee Wages First
Despite the infamous tales of Enron and its progeny, executives don’t seem to be detoured from engaging in questionable business practices. Sometimes personal habits can dictate poor business practices, but whatever the reason, Northwest Indiana is certainly not immune from such grave misconduct. Federal Agents are on heightened alert to white collar crime, even in … Continue reading Employers Beware: Pay Employee Wages First
Read MoreFormer Enron Chief Cries for Mercy
According to a New York Times article, “Justices Hear Appeal of Ex-Chief of Enron”, Enron’s former CEO, Jeffrey K. Skilling, was attempting to overturn his conviction based on improper jury selection. Skilling’s lawyer, Sri Srinivasan, spent about 20 minutes of his half-hour argument on the jury selection question and the “wave of public passion” in … Continue reading Former Enron Chief Cries for Mercy
Read MoreConsumers Beware: Insurance Carriers Not Liable for Failing to Explain Policy Terms
In a recent Indiana Court of Appeals case, Donald and Sandra Myers v. Andrew Yoder, et al., insurance companies were not held liable for failing to advise consumers of basic policy terms. The Court reiterated an earlier decision and reasoned that the insurance carriers must be in an “intimate” and “long-standing” relationship in order to … Continue reading Consumers Beware: Insurance Carriers Not Liable for Failing to Explain Policy Terms
Read MoreNew Credit Card Law Failed Economics 101
As promised, the Obama Administration was able to get Congress to finally pass a law regulating the unscrupulous practices of credit card companies. The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2010 that went into effect today seeks to restrict the ability of credit card companies to engage in certain predatory tactics in the … Continue reading New Credit Card Law Failed Economics 101
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