Leasing within Community Associations

While teaching a recent class to Boards of Directors of various community associations, many questions were raised regarding leasing within communities and the ability of associations to regulate and/or restrict rentals.  These are issues that many communities return to again and again.  It was suggested that it would helpful for many communities to have some […]

IRS “Safe Harbor” for misclassified employees?

Recently the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (“DOLI”), the Federal Department of Labor and the IRS entered into an enforcement partnership to pursue companies that misclassify employees as independent contractors. Then, just days later, the IRS announced a new program intended to assist employers to “voluntarily reclassify” independent contractors to employees. Named the “Fresh […]

Using IT Contracts as Business Management Tools

IT Contracts are not a necessary evil, although many people see them that way.  In fact, the only purposes IT Contracts serve are to protect the organization’s investment, expectations and legal and business interests.  IT contracting is a process, which consists of three interrelated and interdependent components: Business; Technical; and Legal

Understanding Contract Termination

What does it mean to terminate a contract? To terminate a contract means to end the contract prior to it being fully performed by the parties. In other words prior to the parties performing all of their respective obligations required by the contract, their duty to perform these obligations ceases to exist. In general, the […]