I recently came across an interesting example of involuntary consent. Let me explain. My car is ten years old. I really like it, and it has low milage. But, when… Read More
A surprising amount of information about individuals are public records. For example, in Washington State, the Public Records Act makes most state and local agency records public. That is to… Read More
Domino's pizza has filed a “Petition for a Writ of Certiorari” in the case of Guillermo Robles v. Domino’s Pizza LLC. Domino's is asking the Supreme Court to address the… Read More
Walking the Walk, Leaving Facebook I'm leaving Facebook because they appear incapable of complying with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act Section 5. Lots of people advise me that I'd… Read More
Correctly classifying a person as an employee versus a contractor is important. However, it is also complicated. For instance, as a recent article in Forbes points out "the current classification… Read More
Note: Although some information in this post is still valid, this area of the law is changing. For example, see "Am I an Employee (Revisited)" for an update. Many startups… Read More
Originally published Sept. 2016. Updated in Aug. 2019. It's an interesting question: What is privacy? We Know It When We See—It Or Don't See It. Everyone has their own answer… Read More
The Harvard Business Review recently posted an article by Daniel Doktori and Sarah Reed on why more startups should include a lawyer among their first hires. According to the authors… Read More
With the housing rental market so tight in many cities, the last thing a tenant wants is to get evicted. So what happens if your landlord says that you didn’t pay… Read More
