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The United States Government has ramped up its enforcement efforts in the area of Immigration Law significantly in recent years. As one tactic to increase its enforcement activities, the Government has begun to increase the number of Form I-9 Inspections. In April 2018, federal officials arrested or detained 97 Tennessean workers at a meat-processing plant…

This article summarizes important considerations that an employee or business must bear in mind before inadvertently or deliberately signing a non-compete agreement with an employer or business. 1) Am I signing a hidden non-compete agreement? Employers will occasionally attempt to hide non-compete agreements inside employee contracts that contain an increase in salary, benefits, a severance package,…

Disclaimer: This article is not legal advice. It is intended to give a bit of background information about the state action requirement for First Amendment claims. Each case is different, and there are tactical considerations about when to sue and what claims to bring. For legal advice applicable to your specific situation, always contact an attorney…

Authored by Paul Tennison, Law Clerk, Cole Law Group, P.C. Disclaimer: This article is not legal advice and is only intended to give a bit of background information about employment discrimination law under Federal and Tennessee statutes. Each employment discrimination case is different, and there are tactical considerations about when to sue and what claims…

Imagine you are driving home after work. You slow down to stop for a red light and suddenly, everything goes black. You come to and realize another driver hit you from behind. These situations are unfortunately common thanks to unsafe behaviors like distracted driving and following too closely. In fact, more than a million rear-end…

When you have a great new idea for your business, you should take the steps to protect it from theft. There are too many competitors who would leap at the opportunity to snatch a great idea from another inventor. Inventors must take the initiative to safeguard their intellectual property. Figuring out how to adequately protect…

As 2017 winds down, people are looking back at their past year. Was it a good one? What could improve next year? For parents sharing joint custody, now is a good time to reflect on how the past year went for them and their children to ask the same questions: What is working? What isn’t?…

Intellectual property has become a hot-button issue for many businesses. Intellectual property is usually associated with the tech industry, but it is actually a crucial tool for companies in many fields. The fact that intellectual property rights are so important makes them a lightning rod for litigation. If you are involved in an intellectual copyright…

Many people will attempt to form startups, but only a few will succeed. When it comes to business formation, there is sometimes an intangible factor that can contribute to success or failure: Entrepreneurship. Sometimes the risk factors that come with forming a startup can be mitigated only by a great entrepreneur. The founder of a…

This week, Equifax reported in on the costs associated with its massive data breach. As you’ll recall, the data breach exposed personal information from approximately 145 million Americans. The company’s CEO stepped down less than three weeks after the hack. Shortly after taking over, interim CEO Paulino do Rego Barros, Jr., apologized and promised consumers…