This Freeman Law Insights blog discusses Chapter 604A of the Texas Business and Commerce Code (“Chapter 604A”) which, as written, prohibits merchants from imposing a surcharge on a buyer who uses a debit card or a credit card...more
On June 27, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court rendered a 32-page opinion in the case of Southern Methodist Univer. v. South Central Jurisdictional Conference of the United Methodist Church, No. 23-0703, __ S.W.3d __ (Tex. June...more
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The antitrust laws provide no bright-line rules about what particular analysis will apply for the exclusion of a participant from an exhibition marketplace, although likely, the Rule of Reason applies. In any...more
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (and this Insights Blog).
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense,...more
When I see a state law change that may impact my clients whose reach expands into other jurisdictions, including the Big Apple State, I do what I can to provide content and information on the subject. In this case, the State...more
This Freeman Law Insights blog dives into what is a minister of the gospel for housing allowance and federal income tax purposes.
Housing Allowances, Generally.
Compensation for services rendered is generally...more
Though certainly a rewarding profession, lawyering is difficult. Words matter. Client advisories and timing of same matter. Interactions with clients, government agencies, attorney colleagues, courts, and others may be...more
The FMLA and the employment rights and circumstances it seeks to protect are many times complicated and delicate to address in real-time. Employees and employers alike can find themselves frustrated with understanding the...more
This Freeman Law blog provides an overview for the Texas nonprofit corporation to understand its obligations relating to the maintenance of books and records under Texas law and as to when, and under what circumstances, those...more
This Freeman Law Insights blog provides a high-level overview of the public’s wide-reaching right to information under the Texas Public Information Act (formerly the Texas Open Records Act) as well as various statutory...more
Property owned by qualified religious organizations in Colorado may enjoy an exemption from state property tax. To enjoy exemption, the real and personal property must be owned and used “solely and exclusively for religious...more
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled, “Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing.” On January 21, 2025, the President issued a similar order titled, “Ending Illegal...more
Under the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), all organizations described in section 501(c)(3) are considered private foundations, unless one of four exceptions set forth in section 509 apply. Section 509(a)(3) is an...more
This wonderful nation – and the working economies it affords – will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. That philosophy is advanced in the workplace through the statutory and regulatory...more
Texas Religious Organizations Property Tax Exemptions – Take 2 -
Many have contacted me about the Freeman Law Insights blog – Texas Religious Organizations Property Tax Exemptions...more
On July 1, 2024, the Department of Labor’s final rule on exempt employee compensation thresholds went into effect. Each of the regulations sections 541.100 (executive employee), .200 (administrative employee), and .300...more
On April 26, 2024, the Texas Supreme Court in case number 23-0565 answered “No” to the following certified question presented by the 5th Circuit in the case of Luke Hogan, on Behalf of Himself and Other Individuals Similarly...more
All employment relationships end.
That’s a fact. Sometimes, the employer decides to offer a severance package to the employee-to-be-separated. Severance agreements generally give the employer and employee a clean and...more
Effective March 11, 2024, the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor will once again modify its regulatory guidance and will replace guidance that has been in place since 2021 in regard for determining employee or...more
Sales tax . . . A (if not the most) commonly overlooked tax for nonprofit organizations. In 2022, I blogged on Florida Sales Tax on Ticket Sales for the Sunshine State’s Nonprofits. This Freeman Law Insights blog focuses on...more
The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is a statutory regime with teeth. Employers are wise to understand the ins and outs of the FLSA and how it demands that employers properly classify employees and compensable work time,...more
It’s always wonderful when Congress includes in a statute a word that practically no one – except maybe tax attorneys – might use in their lifetime, much less in day-to-day parlance: Inure. When was the last time you used the...more
This Freeman Law Insights blog provides an overview of the excess benefit transaction rules of 26 U.S.C. § 4958 and corresponding Treasury Regulations, 26 C.F.R. § 4958-1, et. seq....more
This Freeman Law Insights blog regards considerations, challenges, and opportunities for a domestic U.S. employer looking to or engaged in the employ a U.S. citizen who resides in the country of Italy. This is not legal...more
Overview. On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued its decision in Stericycle, Inc. and Teamsters Local 628, a collection of cases consolidated on the issue. The not-so-brief NLRB opinion is linked in the...more