On June 20, 2025, Texas Senate Bill 1318 was signed into law, introducing new restrictions on noncompete agreements entered with physicians licensed by the Texas Medical Board and other healthcare practitioners in Texas....more
7/14/2025
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Executive Summary: On July 1, 2024, the federal court for the Northern District of Texas issued a decision in Flint Avenue, LLC v. U.S. Department of Labor, denying the plaintiff employer’s request for a nationwide...more
7/3/2024
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Employer Liability Issues ,
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Highly Compensated Employees ,
Labor Reform ,
Minimum Salary ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Salaried Employees ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Real World Implications of Challenges to the Rule: A federal district court in Texas has enjoined the DOL’s 2024 Salary Rule (which takes effect today, July 1, 2024) for employees of the state of Texas, and we anticipate a...more
7/1/2024
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Exempt-Employees ,
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Federal Labor Laws ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Salaried Employees ,
Texas ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
The state of Texas is experiencing some Texas-size changes in discrimination and harassment law, including changes to where claims can be filed, who can sue whom, and what standards are used. Join Houston office managing...more
9/12/2023
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
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Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Texas ,
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