r/business • u/Dedhso_rupiya_dega • 2d ago

Legal Headaches of Business Owners

I am trying to identify legal pain-points that slows you down and ways to solve them:

  • What regularly frustrates you in day-to-day operations from legal standpoint?

  • Are there solutions you wish existed but currently don’t?

It could be anything- from cumbersome contracts & compliances to finding a lawyer who “gets” startups?

Share your legal horror stories; your insights will help shape solutions.

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u/Mountain_Captain231 2d ago

HR - constant issues. Lawyers are ready to sue over hr compliance for clients. Usually the lawyers don’t charge just get half of the settlement.

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u/Dedhso_rupiya_dega 2d ago

So, it’d be great to get lawyers that charge a lump-sum amount and not a % of the settlement? Honestly, doesn’t that depend on the arrangement you have w the lawyer (which is quite subjective)?

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u/SaintMichael415 1d ago

What he is saying is that HR compliance (wage payments, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, etc.) lead to lawsuits from employees. It doesn't matter if the employee can't afford it because plaintiff's attorneys work on contingency. The employer doesn't have a say in how a plaintiff hires a lawyer.

Work from home has all but killed sexual harassment practice. Like how Uber killed DUI defense.