by Erika Yost Kumar | Jun 24, 2019 | Small Business Success
Small business social responsibility. What does it mean? Elizabeth and I have been exploring this question for a few years! Before joining EPW Small Business Law in 2014, I had a gig assessing the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of hundreds of big businesses. My...
by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein | Jun 7, 2015 | Legal
You’re looking to hire a new staff member for your small business, but should you bring them in as an employee, or as an independent contractor? Here’s a rule of thumb that works well both legally *and* strategically: are you paying for their time, or for...
by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein | Apr 27, 2015 | Legal
Startups are building their businesses on a fleet of “independent contractor” staff, who provide the core service of the company. It sounds like a perfect idea–you launch as a software company that connects workers (or drivers or apartments) with...
