Recent Legal Talk Posts

• The Texas Anti-SLAPP Law – What Is It & Why Should You Care?

  Since November, 2011, Texas has been an anti-slapp state. Why should you care?  Because the new law gives you a way to shortcut a lawsuit against you.  In some cases.  Sometimes. The purpose of the law, stated succinctly in Section 2, is “to encourage and safeguard the constitutional rights of persons to petition, speak freely, [...]

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• Texas Employment and Overtime

  A lot of employers are at risk for overtime claims. The Fair Labor Standards Act provides that non-exempt employees are entitled to be paid over-time.  Many employers have either mis-classified employees as exempt,  failed to keep satisfactory records that a non-exempt employee didn’t actually work overtime, or simply refused to pay overtime. If a company [...]

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• Texas Employment Law and Social Media
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