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Organizations decide to terminate employees for a variety of reasons. Sometimes, positions become redundant as a company expands or changes focus. Other times, the organization may have experienced a substantial reduction in demand that forces restructuring....
Running a company typically requires a lot of support. Business owners and executives often have to hire many people with the skills and educational training that they require. The right support can help a company grow more quickly and can reduce the stress on those...
Terminating an employee is a significant decision for any business, and ensuring that it’s done legally and ethically is crucial. Texas is an “at-will” employment state, which means employers generally have the right to terminate an employee’s employment at any time,...
Most contracts focus primarily on what obligations each party signing the agreement has to the other. Employment contracts discussed wages and benefits as well as job expectations. Vendor contracts set prices and delivery schedules. Agreements with service providers...
Copyright, as a form of intellectual property protection under US law, safeguards your original works across diverse forms and media. While granting creators exclusive rights for a limited time, it does not extend to underlying ideas or concepts. The complexity and...
A limited liability company (“LLC”) is a popular type of U.S. business entity that is easy to form and manage. As a cross between a partnership and corporation, an LLC provides the benefit of both pass-through taxation and limited liability. While an LLC has lower...
There has been a lot of confusion concerning the Final Rule introducing Part 795 of CFR Title 29 and expressly adopting the long-standing economic realities test for evaluating independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the proposed...
The SBA made major modifications to its original COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, expanding the cap for federal disaster relief loans designed to better serve and support small business communities. The latest update to the EIDL program increased...
There is no way around it: as the summer is coming to an end, business owners know it’s time to complete their business compliance checklist for their limited liability company (LLC) or corporation. Failure to achieve this can lead to fines, penalties, and possibly...
HB 2116 passed both chambers and will become effective as law on September 1, 2021. This bill extends the prohibition on uninsurable duty to defend clauses to all contracts for engineering and architectural services and would require the ordinary, reasonable standard...