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The new Texas Business Court: What it is and how to use it

With Governor Abbott signing House Bill 19 into law on June 9, Texas joins more than two dozen US states with a specialized business court system designed to preside over specific high-value business and commercial disputes....more

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Texas Legislature Creates the Business Court of Texas and Companion Court of Appeals

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In new legislation signed today by Governor Abbott, Texas has revamped its Court system for resolving business disputes with the creation of new trial and appellate courts with judges to be appointed by the governor with the...more

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Texas Legislature Passes Bill Creating Specialized Business Trial Courts: 12 Things You Need To Know Now

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On May 25, 2023, the Texas Legislature passed HB 19, legislation that creates specialized business courts. The bill now will make its way to the Governor’s desk for consideration. Here is what you need to know now:...more

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New Bill Will Streamline Civil Litigation in Texas Court

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On Friday, May 12, the Texas Senate passed a bill that would create a specialized business court to oversee complex civil litigation. The state senators voted 24 to 6 to approve H.B. 19, which was passed by the Texas House...more

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Key Highlights from OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard

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On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its much-anticipated COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The ETS was published in the Federal Register...more

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Texas Legislature Fails To Act On Vaccine"No-Mandate Mandate"

Employer backlash stopped it . . . for now. The Texas Legislature ended its third Special Session this week without passing a bill to enact Gov. Greg Abbot's (R) Executive Order prohibiting employers in the state from...more

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5 Employer Considerations as Texas Governor Attempts to Ban Workplace Vaccine Mandates

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Earlier this week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order immediately restricting entities in the state – including employers – from compelling any individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccination if that individual...more

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Texas Governor Abbott Bars Employers and Individuals from Compelling COVID-19 Vaccines

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On October 11, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-40, which states that no entity in Texas can “compel” any individual, including any employee or consumer, to receive a COVID-19 vaccination who objects...more

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State Vaccine Mandate Bans: What Are Federal Contractors to Do?

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott just raised the stakes in the inevitable tide of litigation about President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates by issuing an Executive Order banning vaccine mandates in Texas. We expect other states...more

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Texas Legislature Expands Employee Protection for Sexual Harassment Claims

Effective September 1, 2021, any employer that employs “one or more employees” or that “acts directly in the interests of an employer in relation to an employee” will be considered an employer under Texas law and subject to a...more

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Texas Joins Other States With New Texas Data Breach Notification Requirement: Is This A New Trend?

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The Texas Legislature, which meets every other year, pushed a change to its data breach notification law at the end of the session in late May, and yesterday Governor Greg Abbott signed the bill into law...more

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Two Key Takeaways from Texas’ New COVID-19 Vaccine “Passport” Ban for Businesses and Employers

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On the heels of Florida’s highly publicized COVID-19 vaccine passport ban, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Tuesday via Twitter that he too had signed a law banning Texas businesses from requiring vaccine passports...more

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