Business owners in general work hard to ensure that their buildings, grounds, offices, garages, warehouses, and stores are safe. Store owners must be especially vigilant due to the number of people that walk in to shop. Clothing stores, hardware stores, and supermarkets all display merchandise in as many ways as they can to maintain space,...Read More

By Dalton B. Floyd, Jr. Small business owners often must deal with a multitude of daily issues while also working to make financial ends meet. Everything from local, state, and federal taxes – to regulations, licenses, advertising costs, managing payroll and the focus on future growth – can be regular occurring challenges for any business...Read More

There has been widespread national publicity given to several class action lawsuits concerning workplace discrimination over recent years, and it behooves all of us to re-examine the diversity programs of our businesses to determine if we have been successful in creating tolerant and understanding workplaces. As one of the most serious and challenging employment issues,...Read More

By Dalton B. Floyd, Jr. & Collin R. Jewell From an employer’s perspective, the ability to control and run a business is crucial, and this includes the right to fire or discharge employees of the company. If an employee has an “at-will” employment status, in most states, the employer may discharge the employee at any...Read More

By Dalton Floyd, Jr. Over the years, we have examined some areas of liability that affect golf courses such as errant golf ball liability, lightning liability, soft spike liability, liquor liability, and premises liability. There is no “fool proof” way you can totally alleviate and prevent lawsuits from being filed against you. Just as golf...Read More