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Nasir and Matt discuss the recent incidentat a Victoria's Secret store where the store manager kicked out all black women after one black woman was caught shoplifting. They then each present dueling steps businesses should take when employees are accused of harassment. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to Legally Sound Smart Business. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub, and we’re two attorneys with Pasha Law, with offices in California, Texas, New York, and Illinois. NASIR: Welcome to the podcast. This is where we cover business in the news with a legal twist. Today, we’re trying to answer the question, “Who calls whom when you get disconnected on the line?” You always get in that awkward situation. No, we’re not talking about that. MATT: We’ll have our opinion of that at the end. I have a couple of thoughts. NASIR: You have a couple of thoughts? MATT: Yeah. NASIR: Okay. Because, yeah, you’re driving along and, all of a sudden, you get disconnected and then you call each other and th

Nasir and Matt return to talk about the differenttypes of clients that may haveoutstanding invoicesand how businesses can convert unpaid bills to getting paid. Click here to see the newest changes made in California Law 2018. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to Legally Sound Smart Business. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. We’re both attorneys here with Pasha Law PC, currently practicing with offices in California, Illinois, New York, and Texas. NASIR: Welcome to the podcast where we discuss current business news with our legal twist. Today, we are discussing what to do when your client refuses to pay. MATT: Correct. You know, we decided to change things up a little bit. I don’t think this is necessary for any one particular current event that’s going on but it’s an ongoing issue. Maybe in the news people have seen some real estate tycoons who have, over the past few decades, hired contractors and small business owners for jobs, let them perform the service, perform the work. When t

After a long break, Nasir and Matt are back to discuss a Milwaukee frozen custard stand that is now revising it's English only policy for employees. The guys also discuss how similar policies could be grounds for discrimination and what employers can do to revise their policies. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Hello and welcome to Legally Sound Smart Business. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. NASIR: And… MATT: And we’re two attorneys here with Pasha Law. You know, it’s been a little bit. I guess it’s been probably a full month since the last time this came out. NASIR: I think we’re both a little older, a little wiser. MATT: Definitely older. I think that’s how time works. So, yeah, welcome to the podcast where we discuss current business news with a legal twist. Today, we’re going to discuss whether or not businesses can require employees to speak only English while at work which is something I’ve actually thought about before. You and I are both in I guess locations where it might be mo

The guys discuss the new California law that allows actors to request the removal of their date of birth and birthdays on their IMDB page and why they think the law won't last. They also discuss how age discrimination claims arise for business owner. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to Legally Sound Smart Business! My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. Both attorneys here with Pasha Law. NASIR: Yeah, practicing in the states of California, Texas, New York, and Illinois. I’m going to try to do different, you know how we have an intro that we try to stick with but we try to change it up so what I’m going to do is I’m going to change the order of the states. MATT: Yeah. So, you have 12, 26 different, you can do that 26 times. NASIR: Is that right? MATT: Yeah. NASIR: Can someone check that? I don’t believe Matt. MATT: Sorry, no, 24 times. I don’t know. NASIR: I’ll confirm that by the end of the show. MATT: Ah, man, bad math on this Thursday. It must be the heat. I’ll introduce the podc

Nasir and Matt discuss the racial discrimination claims surroundingAirbnb and how it's handled the situation. They also discuss some practical tips for businesses experiencing similar issues. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to Legally Sound Smart Business. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub and we’re two attorneys here with Pasha Law. NASIR: That’s right. We practice business law throughout the United States. Actually, no, only four states, right? California, Illinois, Texas, and New York. I have them memorized. MATT: Depends how you look at it. I mean, it’s really technically coast to coast. NASIR: Oh, absolutely, it’s coast to coast. Either way, welcome to our show today. We are covering Airbnb and this is where we take that business legal news – or I should say “business news” – and add our legal twist. The legal twist we’re adding today is basically Airbnb and, I should say, more specifically their host, are being accused of racism. What do you think about that? MATT: I have the

Nasir and Matt discuss whyAmazon seller accounts are getting suspended and banned without notice and how business owners can rectify this situation through a Corrective Action Plan. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to Legally Sound Smart Business. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. We’re attorneys here with Pasha Law PC, practicing in California, Illinois, New York, and Texas. Welcome to the podcast! NASIR: Yeah, and this is where we discuss business in the news and add our legal twist. Today, we are talking about Amazon.com. MATT: Never heard of it. NASIR: And how they’re… No, no, no, it’s a website that sells stuff. MATT: Okay, eBay. NASIR: Apparently, all these guys go on there and they sell stuff but Amazon is apparently terminating or suspending some of those sellers’ accounts somewhat arbitrarily – hundreds by the day, apparently. MATT: Let me just do a quick rundown here of kind of what’s going on. NASIR: Please do. MATT: I was just joking, for people maybe listening for

Nasir and Matt talk about the accusations surroundingfashion giant Zararipping off the designs of independent artists like Tuesday Bassen and howsmaller companies can battle the industry giants. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to our podcast. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. We’re two attorneys here with Pasha Law, a firm practicing in California, Illinois, New York, and Texas. Welcome to the podcast. I don’t get the opportunity to do the bulk of the intros. NASIR: We’re splitting it up a little bit this time but welcome, everybody! This is where we take business in the news and add our legal twist to it. I think today we have a nice topic. What do we have? MATT: We have an interesting topic today. We’re going to be discussing what’s come together as a group of independent artists and designers who have all alleged that their works, intellectual property have been stolen by this huge fashion icon, Zara, which is believe is a Spanish-based company. One artist in particular – which k

Nasir and Matt discuss Brave Software's ad replacing technology that has caught the eye of almost every national newspaper and has a potential copyright infringement claim looming. They also welcome digital marketing expert Matt Michaelree to speak on the specifics of what Brave is attempting to do and whether it has the answers moving forward. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to our podcast where cover business in the news and add our legal twist. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. NASIR: And I am a business attorney and so is Matt, and we practice business law throughout the country in Texas, California, New York, and Illinois. Been doing it for a while now, right? MATT: Speak for yourself. I can’t say. I don’t think I can necessarily put myself in all those states but the firm at least. NASIR: We provide legal services to small and medium-sized businesses and we’re happy to do it and this is the podcast where we cover what’s relevant to our clients. MATT: How I look at it, it’s a

Nasir and Matt discuss the sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Gretchen Carlson against Fox CEO Roger Ailes. They also talk aboutthe importance of sexual harassment training and properly handling such allegations in the office. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to our podcast where we cover business in the news and add our legal twist to that business news. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. NASIR: And, boy, do we have a story today. MATT: Yeah, I mean, it just keeps evolving. It’s far from final but, I mean, kind of one of the big things that we were waiting to hear on happened. Let me rewind a little bit and let’s go to the beginning – well, not the very beginning because Roger Ailes has been working with FOX for a really long time so we’re not going to maybe start that far back but I guess we’ll start with the actual complaint that was filed. NASIR: Yeah, let’s do that. MATT: That was what? July 6th and it was Gretchen Carlson, another previous FOX employee, filed a lawsuit against

Nasir and Matt talk about the changes at Starbucks that have led to many disgruntled employees and customers. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to our podcast where we cover business in the news and add our legal twist. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. NASIR: And we are talking about our second favorite food item, I would say, right? After pizza. Would you say? Coffee. MATT: Is that a food? NASIR: No, uh… that’s true. MATT: I guess you could freeze it and then eat it, but it seems more like a beverage. NASIR: Well, you know what I mean – at least we talk about it. I know you and I tend to talk about coffee a lot for some reason, too. It seems like it comes up. I don’t know if it’s on the podcast or otherwise. Or we’re just happy to be drinking coffee at a coffee shop. MATT: Well, it’s possible. I mean, I don’t like Starbucks – which is what we’re going to talk about today – and I think I’ve mentioned that many times how it’s more of a convenience. Basically, if I need coffee and

Nasir and Matt talk about why Leonardo DiCaprio isn't done with his work on the Wolf of Wall Street and also discuss the recent Yelp decision that businesses should be excited about. Transcript: NASIR: Welcome to our podcast where we cover business in the news and add our legal twist to that business news. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. NASIR: Why do you always laugh at me at every intro? MATT: You always pause at a different spot. I don’t know. NASIR: It’s for dramatic effect. MATT: I notice it and no one else probably does. NASIR: Yeah. No, you’re probably right. MATT: So, there’s a story that’s been popping up and I think the actual story, I just did a quick Google search on this because I was actually trying to find out when the case initiated, 90 percent – maybe 95 percent – of the stories are about this part with Leonardo DiCaprio having to testify in this case which is such a minor part. To me, that’s just really, like, not news at all in the grand scheme of things with the actual su

Nasir and Matt discuss the criminal charges facing FedExinvolving the alleged transportation of illegal drugs. They also talk about how business owners should address working with customers that may be breaking the law. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to our podcast where we cover business in the news and add our legal twist to the business news. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. NASIR: And so, business news, right? That’s what we cover? What’s the business news that we have today? MATT: Well, it could be business or it could be legal – preferably if it’s a Venn diagram, it’s something in the middle. NASIR: That’s where we come in. MATT: Yeah, that’s what we try to cover at least. This would quality as business news even though we don’t do— NASIR: Drugs? MATT: A drug or a criminal – too much criminal law – or at least I don’t. I don’t know about you. NASIR: I don’t do too much of it. Let’s just put it that way – just the right amount of criminal law. MATT: Fair enough. So, th

The guys return after a long break to discuss why Yahoo is auctioning off over 3,000 patents and how this decision will affect the longevity of the company. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to our podcast where we cover business in the news and add our legal twist. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. NASIR: And welcome back after – I don’t know – it’s been like weeks and months since we had our last episode, right? MATT: Yeah, it’s been a while. Even so much, we were actually one of the rare instances we’re in the same city and still kind of figuring out a way to record. NASIR: That’s true. That’s true. Well, I mean, we do get busy sometimes. The podcast isn’t all we do. We actually do lawyer once in a while, right? MATT: I don’t. NASIR: Okay. I’m sure you get the question, too. I don’t know what’s more embarrassing – when people ask how long it takes us to actually do this podcast and how much time we spent or maybe more embarrassing is how little time we do to prepare for these p

Nasir and Matt discuss the increase in the salary thresholdfor exempt employees and how employerscan try to avoid paying overtime as a result. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to our podcast – padcast. Welcome to our podcast where we cover business in the news and add our legal twist. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. Padcost. NASIR: Well, we’ll have the padcost next week. Today is our podcast. But, man, huge news, right? I mean, this is something that we talked about last year – big impact for many listeners. I hope you listen carefully because this is – what is it? December 1st this new law will go into effect? MATT: Well, the date I had in mind was I was going to ask you when we talked about this last year if you can remember. NASIR: I was going to say summer. MATT: Yeah? NASIR: June? MATT: Now, I’m forgetting. I think it was July 5th but I looked earlier just to see if you’d remember. NASIR: How can you ask me the question and test me if you know the answer. I thought it wa

Nasir and Matt discuss the Baltimore law that makes it very difficult to operate food trucks in the city. They also discuss all the legal restrictions tohaving a food truck. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to our podcast where we cover business in the news and add our legal twist. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. NASIR: And so, in preparation of tonight’s podcast, I did some research and I went down the street to a food truck and I got myself a fish taco in Houston, Texas. You know, I don’t know how many times we’ve mentioned “fish tacos” but I had to try and see. It was pretty good. MATT: You actually did this? NASIR: No, I actually did it. MATT: Okay. NASIR: I’m trying to look around to see if I have the trash somewhere so I could figure out what the name of the food truck is so I can plug them but I can’t remember what it is. I feel bad now. MATT: Yeah, food trucks, they definitely have peaked. I think we’re on the downhill but there was definitely a time a few years ago wh

Matt listens to Nasir recap the developing battle in his hometown of Vandalia, Ohio over whether a Dunkin Donuts can move into a location in close proximity to a local favorite donut shop. They then discusswhether the issue is more legal or personal. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to our podcast where we cover business in the news and add our legal twist. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. NASIR: What are we doing today, Matt? MATT: Well, I’ve never been to this place or this city but I’m going to give a little bit of background and then we’re just going to kind of take it from there, I guess. By the way, for the listeners, I feel like this is close to where you’re from so I think there’s something in here that you’re not telling me but, anyway, Vandalia, Ohio – I think that’s how you pronounce it. NASIR: Vandalia, Ohio. You got it. MATT: Okay, got it. So, Jim’s Donut Shop, from what I can tell, it sounds like they’ve been there quite a long time by kind of what this public backl

The guys kick off the week by discussing a Nevada employee who is claiming she was fired for not supporting the Scientology beliefs of her employer. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to our podcast where we cover business in the news and add our legal twist. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. NASIR: And are you a member of the Scientology Church? I want to preface… I just want to make sure because it might be a sensitive topic otherwise. MATT: Not that I know of, I’m not. NASIR: Okay, good. Well, I think you’re required to be one. I think that’s a new requirement for the firm starting now. MATT: I mean, it’s actually died down a bit. It peaked for a period of time when… NASIR: The HBO special or documentary? MATT: Well, I think the Tom Cruise thing is probably when it peaked, maybe. NASIR: Oh, yeah, that’s true, and when it became more exposed and people started making fun of it a little bit. MATT: Yeah. NASIR: But it’s definitely still out there. I don’t want to say “in full f

The guys discuss the massive floods in Houston,how employers responded, and why one meteorologist became a local hero. They also discuss the steps businesses should take in preparing for storms outside the workplace. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to our podcast where we cover business in the news and add our legal twist. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. NASIR: And I am all dry from the weather. I think that’s the first question. Everything is safe and sound in Houston, Texas. MATT: I mean, I didn’t hear about this, I don’t think, until Tuesday? Monday? NASIR: Well, Monday is when it happened. MATT: Okay, it must have been Tuesday. NASIR: Yeah. So, what happened last Monday which would have been last, last Monday when this episode comes out? Basically, overnight – and I was kind of half-awake – it was just raining like crazy all night. Of course, I’m not in ivory tower on the eighth floor of our building so I wasn’t really too concerned about anything in my own selfishness. Bu

The guys discuss the boycott of Amazon over the products of an unnamed presidential candidate. They also talkabout how a business should handle a boycott and whether it's possible to exit one unscathed. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to our podcast where we cover business in the news and add our legal twist. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: Did you say Nasir Pocket? Sounded like it. NASIR: Yes, my name is Nasir Pocket. MATT: I’m Matt Staub – couldn’t think of something creative to say. NASIR: Very good. MATT: Sometimes, you forget you forget your name. NASIR: It happens. It can’t see you, Matt. My internet connection’s down. MATT: That’s fine. I think that’s why. You might have said your name correctly. I just, without the visual, I can’t… NASIR: You didn’t know it was me, right? MATT: Yeah. I do know a Nasir Pocket as well so it could have been them. I’m going to check. I didn’t see who was on the other line of this call. So, here’s the goal for today. We’re going to not try to say – other th

Click here to read HubSpot's response on this topic. Nasir and Matt discuss the trend in startups to compensate programmers and other early employees with stock options and how the company culture at HubSpot isn't what it seems. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to our podcast where we cover business in the news and add our legal twist to that business news. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. NASIR: Why are you laughing? Is it too formal or what? MATT: No, it wasn’t too formal. It was just, uh, interesting breaks and peaks in your… NASIR: Oh, because, well, the reason is because I was starting to think about what the name of our podcast is because, you know, since I never say it in our intro anymore, I almost forgot what it was. MATT: There’s somebody else that does the intro, says the name, says our names, and then we immediately just repeat it. NASIR: Well, we don’t say the name of the podcast which, for the life of me, I can’t remember what the name is, but that’s okay. MATT: