Before understanding how to prevent legal liability, the obvious first step is to understand where the danger is coming from.  Below is a conservative view of potential threats to your business in the employee context. Recognizing your weak points is an essential step in any important venture.  Your weak points may not be easily apparent.  You can take the common example of defending an air base that has multi

Most lawsuits do not go to trial.  They are settled out of court.  For those that know that, they can take advantage.  Take a family-owned restaurant in Southern California for example. Ron Piazza was sued for a mirror that was two inches too high for the disability regulations and standards.[1] It does not matter whether Mr. Piazza will win his lawsuit or settle.  He has already lost by having to defend its reput

Does your business retain personal information on your customers in California?  In general, if you have a security breach in your system, you may have to notify all of those customers of the breach.

It seems routine that you receive a letter from your financial institution advising them that personal data in a third party’s possession has been compromised and that they need to take steps to protect themselves from identity