Transcript from UTLRadio Episode #285. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast! You're listening to Understanding the Law Radio with your host Attorney Peter Lamont. Hi and thanks for joining me for another episode of Understanding the Law Radio this is episode number 285 and today is business and legal Q and A. We're going to be talking a little bit about New Year's resolutions. Now for those of you who tuned into Wednesday's show you know we had an introduction to the new

Unless you mistakenly believe there’s no such thing as bad publicity, your business has likely adopted, or at least considered, policies on its employees’ use of social media. After all, you’ve invested time and money building the good name of your business, so you have good reasons not to want your workers engaged in loose or harmful social media chat about it. The same probably holds true for protecting other facets of your business – customer lists, trade secrets, promotin

Alternative dispute resolution has become increasingly popular in construction contracts. The two primary methods of alternate dispute resolution are mediation and arbitration. Many contractors will argue that alternative dispute resolution is faster and more cost effective then litigation. There is truth in that belief but in order to understand the benefit and limitations of mediation and arbitration it is important to understand how the methods differ from one another.