Most individuals and business owners have at least heard of the term workers’ compensation or, for short, worker’s comp. However many people do not understand how the system works, who qualifies for it, and how it may apply to your business. There are both New Jersey and federal workers’ compensation programs. Understanding how the workers’ compensation schemes function as it relates to your business interests can be an essential step to avoid potentially huge financial liabilities.
This video is intended to familiarize you with the basics of workers’ compensation. However, this is merely an educational starting point. This video is not legal advice nor does it create an attorney-client relationship. If you do have questions regarding a workers’ compensation, you should speak with an experienced business attorney serving Elizabeth, Newark, Union and northern New Jersey.
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Running a small business in New Jersey requires a business owner to constantly educate themselves of the laws and regulations of the state and those jurisdictions where you do business. One of the most valuable assets of any business are the employees. How you treat your employees can certainly impact your company’s productivity and reputation, but the consequences can extend beyond these areas. Under certain circumstances where there is real or perceived discrimination or retaliatory action, an employee can bring a legal claim against your company. Claims like a hostile working environment can not only disrupt your business and harm company morale, but also they are also expensive and time consuming.
This 11th video in the series will discuss the hostile work environment as it relates to employment law. It will discuss how a hostile work environment is created, the type of liability a business owner or manager may have, and how to prevent a hostile work environment from developing in your Newark, New Jersey company.
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Welcome to The Jayson Law Group LLC’s series on The Legal Aspects of Starting a Small Business in New Jersey series. In our tenth video, we will explore the rules around hiring and firing an employee.
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Welcome to The Jayson Law Group LLC’s series on The Legal Aspects of Starting a Small Business in New Jersey. In our ninth video, we will explore registering a business name. Who needs to register, and how do you get started?
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Welcome to The Jayson Law Group LLC’s series on The Legal Aspects of Starting a Small Business in New Jersey. Forming and running a successful business or corporation in New Jersey or elsewhere in the United States is typically the product of months or years of careful planning and execution. One such consideration is the form your business entity will take. In some situations one type of business structure may provide advantages over others such as tax benefits or additional flexibility. However in other circumstance certain forms of organization may be unavailable or there may only be a single structure appropriate for your company’s circumstances.
This video will discuss two forms of corporate structure: the S Corporation and the C Corporation. This video will define each and explore some of the differences between each corporate entity.
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Hello my name is Steven Jayson. I’m the managing attorney of the Jayson Law Group LLC a law firm in Union, New Jersey. Welcome to the seventh video in our series on the legal aspects of starting a small business in New Jersey. In this video we’re going to take a broad look at corporations, but before I begin I would just like to start with a brief disclaimer:
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We are going to continue our look at the different types of business entities in New Jersey byu looking at limited liability corporations (LL). And what is an LLC? It is a separate and distinct entity where the owners, known as members, have limited liability for the company. LLCs must file an EIN which is an employer identification number with the IRS. You can think about this as the LLC’s Social Security number. And LLCs are governed by operating agreements which is essentially contract between the members about the rights and responsibilities of the members and the company and what the company was established for.
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Starting a business in New Jersey requires more than simply opening your doors and declaring your company open for business. Rather, months or years of planning and corporate planning are often behind a successful company. In light of this, the attorneys of The Jayson Law Group LLC have produced a video series intended to familiarize potential business owners with the basics of starting and operating a company.
Past entries in this video series have already examined the steps you should take prior to forming a business and the four types of business entities. This part explores the potential benefits and drawbacks of selecting a limited liability partnership (LLP) as the form for your business entity in New Jersey.
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Welcome to The Jayson Law Group LLC‘s series on The Legal Aspects of Starting a Small Business in New Jersey. In our fourth video we will discuss the Limited Partnership business entity. Tune in to more videos to assist you in starting your business.
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Welcome to The Jayson Law Group LLC’s series on The Legal Aspects of Starting a Small Business in New Jersey. In our third video, we will discuss the partnership business entity. Tune in to more videos to assist you in starting your business.
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Welcome to The Jayson Law Group LLC’s series on The Legal Aspects of Starting a Small Business in New Jersey. In our second video, we will examine the four different types of business entities in New Jersey, taking a specific look at sole proprietorships. Tune in to more videos to assist you in starting a business.
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Hello my name is Steven Jayson I’m a Managing Member of the Jayson Law Group LLC. Today is going be the first in a multi-part series about the legal aspects of starting a small business in New Jersey but before we do that I would just like to read a quick disclaimer about this video:
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