As social media use becomes an increasingly critical tool for business success, business owners need to increase their awareness of the potential unintended legal consequences of using social media. Business owners can find themselves and their employees inadvertently violating laws and regulations while using, or regulating the use of, social media. Recent casesGo to Resource
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A real estate professional recently was sued for a Fair Housing Act violation over a listing posted on his website, even though he was not the listing agent and did not post the content himself. The information appeared on his website through an IDX feed, which is a real estate search site thatGo to Resource
After a five-week trial, a California jury found the Bella Palermo Homeowners Association negligent for failing to resolve a second-hand smoke dispute between neighbors at a Trabuco Canyon condominium project. The plaintiffs were awarded just over $15,000 for their claim that the association and management company failed to ensure the non-smoking family’s rightGo to Resource
This morning the Colorado Legislative Action Committee held a legislative update breakfast. Generally speaking, the speakers conveyed that the legislature was expressing that “consumer protection” was the name of the game this year. It was also noted that their seemed to be a current mood in the legislature of “getting things done” andGo to Resource
The Northern Colorado Business Report has reported that the University of Northern Colorado intends to launch a new business incubator. The incubator will be aimed at mentoring the owners of new startup businesses in an effort to foster economic development in the area. The program will assist entrepreneurs throughout Northern Colorado and offerGo to Resource