With only a few exceptions (for instance, non-profit corporations), entities are required to file an Annual Report with the North Carolina Secretary of State by April 15th and to pay the accompanying fee with their submission. Some business owners may not realize this requirement, while others may be so busy attending to the day-to-day affairs of their business that they forget to do so. The process to file an Annual Report with the North Carolina Secretary of State is not difficult. Many individuals quickly handle the task themselves online or allow their accountant to do so when preparing their tax … Continue reading
Author Archives: Emily J. Meister
Criminals Need Not Apply
Employers today face a wide variety of concerns when hiring new employees. Can the business afford the costs associated with additional personnel? What job functions must the new employee satisfy? What skillsets are required? How is the newly hired individual going to interact with its customers and, just as importantly, its other employees? More and more often, employers are turning to pre-employment criminal background checks as a means of answering or managing the perceived risk associated with at least some of these questions. Seem reasonable? Perhaps, but such checks can also open the door to even greater problems and potential … Continue reading
Employer Restrictions on Social Media Postings
Rare is the business entity that is completely detached from one form or another of social media. Indeed, a significant portion of businesses today directly utilize the benefits offered by social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. And even when a business does not itself engage in social media postings or tweets, you can rest assured that its employees do and will! So how can a business ensure that the messages posted on its social media platforms, as well as those posted about it by its employees on theirs, help promote the image it desires rather than hurt? How … Continue reading