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Are the people working in your business “employees” or “independent contractors”? Correctly classifying workers is important because misclassification can be costly. The Department of Labor seeks to protect “employees” who are entitled to minimum wage or overtime earnings under the Fair Labor Standards Act and employers can be held liable

The “big three” for-profit entities that can be formed under the Texas Business Organizations Code (“TBOC”) are corporations, limited partnerships and limited liability companies, with LLCs as the clear “entity of choice” today. The Limited Liability Company Law under the TBOC provides significant flexibility in structuring management and ownership of

Law360 (January 5, 2022, 8:07 PM EST) — A dispute between two developers of a Miami Beach hotel took a step toward getting untangled this week when a New York state court ordered one of the parties to pay more than $18.9 million plus interest to cover deficiencies on their original construction

Law360 (July 29, 2021, 2:34 PM EDT) — The Eighth Circuit has refused to scrap a nearly $3 million contract verdict against PepsiCo, ruling that dramatic closing arguments from the company’s former bottling partner walked “right up to the line of impropriety” but did not cross it.  In a unanimous

Robinhood conspired with the big Wall Street hedge funds to screw over the everyday folks who are suddenly striking it rich with investments like GameStop… according to a new lawsuit. The free-trading app just got hit with a class action lawsuit filed in federal court … one day after Robinhood

4 lose liquor licenses temporarily after protocol inspections By SARAH BLASKOVICHStaff Writersblaskovich@dallasnews.com Liquor licenses have been temporarily revoked at four restaurant-bars in Dallas after Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents say COVID-19 protocols were not followed. High Fives, XOXO Dining Room, Shuck N Jive and Alamo Club cannot sell alcohol for

Officials on Tuesday suspended the liquor licenses of four Dallas bars after the state said they were not following COVID-19 safety rules. Alamo Club and High Fives in Lower Greenville, Bungalow in Uptown and Shuck N Jive in Northeast Dallas all had their liquor licenses suspended for 30 days, according

By Daphne Zhang Law360 (May 27, 2020, 5:26 PM EDT) — A Dallas restaurant group has sued Cincinnati Insurance Co., asking a federal judge to rule that its business interruption policy should cover the more than $1 million in damages it experienced from government-mandated shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vandelay