The FMLA guarantees up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for eligible employees dealing with a serious health condition, a new child, or a family member’s military service. The ADA takes a different approach entirely: it prohibits disability discrimination and requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations, which can sometimes include leave that extends well beyond what the FMLA offers.
How Landlords and Tenants Resolve Conflicts Before (and During) Litigation
Many landlord-tenant disputes in California never reach trial. Issues involving unpaid rent, lease violations, security deposits, maintenance, or commercial lease obligations are often resolved through negotiation, mediation, or other settlement efforts before a judge issues a decision. Even after a lawsuit is filed, the parties can continue working toward an agreement that avoids the time and expense of a trial.
Are You Using AI With Client Data? Read This First.
Most of my clients are using AI every day. ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini. They’re drafting proposals, summarizing meetings, researching clients, and processing information that often includes confidential data.
Almost none of them have read the terms of service.
I don’t say that as a criticism. Nobody reads terms of service. But when I started looking closely at what these platforms
Audit Prep Support for Small Business
You open your mail and see it. There it is for all to see: an audit notice. Your stomach drops. Suddenly, everything you’ve been putting off from the receipts in a folder, the entries that don’t quite match, the spreadsheet you meant to clean up… rushes to the front of your mind.
You’re not alone. Most small business owners aren’t
Back to School, Back to Business: Why Late Summer is the Ultimate Season to Reinvest in Your Visual Equity
As the long, warm days of July fade into the crisp anticipation of August and September, a familiar shift occurs in our local communities. Storefronts fill with notebooks, backpacks, and classroom supplies, signaling the annual “back-to-school” ritual. But this transitional season isn’t just for students. For professionals, business owners, and corporate leaders across Metro Atlanta, the late summer marks a
People are constantly comparing new experiences against existing expectations.
I recently read an article called “The Best Interfaces Match the Way People Already Think,” and it got me thinking about something that comes up surprisingly often in the legal world.
The article discusses “mental models” — the shortcuts our brains use to make sense of the world. When something is organized the way we expect it to be organized,
Addition by Subtraction in Law Firm Marketing
By Steve Fretzin and Elliot Johnson
Law Firm Marketing That Actually Works
Why simplifying your marketing strategy, building authority through content, and delivering exceptional client experiences create sustainable growth for modern law firms
Law firm marketing has never offered more opportunities or more distractions. Every week there’s a new social platform, AI tool, advertising trend, or “can’t miss” tactic promising
Beyond Benchmarking: What Plan Comparisons Can’t Tell You About Your Retirement Plan
If you spend enough years reviewing Form 5500 filings, you begin to notice things that do not fit neatly into a benchmarking report. That was not where this research started. When I began reviewing retirement plans in 2009, I was simply trying to understand why employers with seemingly similar plans often paid very different amounts for what appeared to be
Should You Handle a Tax Audit Yourself? What a 30-Year Contractor Learned
Jason Ramsay has been running California Flooring Service for more than three decades. He knows how to manage projects, coordinate crews, and solve problems that come up in the field. When an audit notice arrived, his first instinct was the same one most business owners have: assess it, figure out what’s needed, and handle it.
That instinct works well on
Employment Tribunal Explained: What U.S. Employees Should Know
“Employment tribunal” is a U.K. term for an independent judicial body that decides workplace disputes between employers and workers. In the United States, no single forum carries that name. Instead, U.S. employees bring workplace claims through federal and state administrative agencies, private arbitration panels, or civil courts, depending on the type of dispute.
Your closest U.S. equivalents are:
- Equal Employment