The IRS is offering a second chance for employers to give back funds received from improper Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) claims. What’s more is that the IRS is offering a 15% discount on the amount to be returned, plus a…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
The Decision - On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, employers throughout the country breathed a sigh of relief when a federal trial judge in Dallas struck down the FTC’s rule banning non-competes. It brought to a conclusion a tumultuous…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a landmark decision issued on August 23 in the case of Restaurant Law Center; Texas Restaurant Association v. the United States Department of Labor, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upended decades of…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
The end of summer is quickly approaching. This year Labor Day does not just signify kids are headed back to, or in many cases, already back in, school. It also means that healthcare facilities in Texas (hospitals, nursing…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law
On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of Texas issued a ruling clarifying the personal liability of individuals acting in a corporate capacity. The case, Keyes v. Weller, addressed whether individuals can be held personally liable…
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/ Business Organizations, Business Torts, Personal Injury
This year, there have been a number of significant legal developments on the regulation of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Expect more as the year unfolds. New studies that show the presence of PFAS in common…
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/ Environmental Law, Science, Computers, & Technology, Toxic Torts
On July 3, 2024, a federal court in the Northern District of Texas issued an injunction against enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning non-compete agreements (the “Rule”). The Rule was to become effective…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Torts, Labor & Employment Law
On Friday, June 28, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in one of the most consequential administrative law cases in decades. In Loper Bright v. Raimondo (consolidated with Relentless v. Department of Commerce), the Court…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
In a groundbreaking move that highlights Texas’ growing influence in the financial sector, Texas is on the verge of establishing its first national stock exchange. Led by James Lee, an experienced entrepreneur and financier, the…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a Final Rule increasing the minimum salary an employee must receive to be excluded from overtime payments. This will result in millions more employees either being…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
On April 23, 2024, in a 3 to 2 vote, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to implement its final rule prohibiting non-compete agreements in the workplace. What the Final Rule Prohibits - Scheduled to take effect 120 days…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Oil and gas companies will soon be required to pay annual fees to the federal government based on their methane emissions. These fees, which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expects will exceed $2 billion over the next…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Is it mine? Is what’s in it mine too? The fight over produced water has become a contentious issue in the oil patch. Primarily, because it is a new and unforeseen source of revenue for operators and landowners…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
When asking a lawyer what the expression "pro bono" means, there may be a few different answers, as there is no one agreed-upon definition of what constitutes pro bono work. In the simplest sense, pro bono work is when a lawyer…
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/ Law Practice Products & Services
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently amended its rules to standardize and enhance the climate-related information public companies must include in registration statements and annual reports. The SEC projects that…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Securities Law
