FTC Announces their position banning Non-Compete Agreements.
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A non-compete agreement can be a powerful way to protect your business and its trade secrets. Here, your employee signs a contractual arrangement whereby they agree not to go to work for competitors within a specified geographical region for a specified period of...
Your business’s trade secrets give you a competitive edge in the marketplace. But if you don’t properly safeguard them, they can be leaked, cutting your legs out from under you. This, in turn, can leave your business struggling to survive. In other words, when it...
When a fiduciary relationship exists in a business, the business owner trusts the other party, generally an employee or other professional, to act in good faith and in the best interests of the business. So, if a fiduciary breaches their duties and acts in...
The obligations involved with running a business can be immense. But owners aren’t the only one who has responsibilities to fulfill. Depending on the structure of the business at hand, there may be several other individuals who need to fulfill their duties in order to...
The hard work that you’ve put into building your business can be wasted in short order if you don’t know how to protect your interests. That’s why we often encourage our clients to utilize non-disclosure agreements. In order for these agreements to be enforceable,...
Many Texas businesses require employees to sign noncompete agreements. Both parties often have questions about the legalities of these agreements, and when and how these agreements can be enforced if there is an alleged violation. We hope this post will provide some...
If you run a small business in Texas, there will be times when disputes arise. They could be disputes with customers, suppliers, employees, rival businesses or even disputes within the leadership of your company. If a disagreement cannot be resolved and requires...
Court Issues Amended Coronavirus Emergency Order The amended order extends deadlines, allows testing jury proceedings In its 17th emergency order issued Wednesday the Texas Supreme Court amended existing provisions from the omnibus emergency April 27 order. Deadlines...
On September 24, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule, which will update minimum salary thresholds and expand the number of employees who are eligible for overtime nationwide. This is the first time that overtime regulations have been updated...