Our blog "The Law and You" consists of important and noteworthy legal decisions, changes and milestones that may impact you, your family or your business and how to take advantage or prepare for these shifts in the law from the attorneys at South Shore Law.
B-Y-O-D is becoming more common in every workplace. No, it's not an acronym for booze, that's B-Y-O-B. This acronym means “Bring Your Own Device” to work and according to one new survey by Gartner, more than 40% of all employees surveyed admit they use their own personal device like a laptop, smartphone or tablet for their primary business duties.
The problem for employers is that most
employees surveyed admit their bosses don’t even know they are using these tech
tools to conduct company business. If the issue is not specifically
addressed in an employee handbook or other workplace protocols, employees could be downloading sensitive
company information onto their own devices thereby exposing employers to
potential loss of proprietary information such as customer lists, contact
information, or even trade secrets.
Ending a marriage can be a costly and painful endeavor, in some instances. And when the economy is down and people don't have extra income coupled with the brutal winter weather keeping people inside, some couples choose to stay together instead of taking a step towards positive change and filing for divorce. Just as the thaw is occurring outside, there appears to be a thaw of the backlog and an increase of couples wanting to explore divorce as the next step in their lives is occurring.
Child support, splitting assets and other costs associated with certain contentious divorces can seriously impact a family's savings. But as the economy picks up and spring wakes us all up from our winter slumbers, those couples who put off divorcing, appear to be exploring divorce as well as divorce mediation options more frequently. One trend we have noticed is these couples are seeking out more cost effective divorce options such as mediation, which allows couples to divorce using a mediator instead of judge.
