By Taylor Bell – While workers are major assets to a business, they can also become major liabilities. To mitigate risks, businesses often rely on non-compete agreements, non-disclosure agreements, non-solicitation agreements, and confidentiality agreements. However, the permissible scope of these agreements is limited by state laws, and courts often view them skeptically. In recent years, …
By: Taylor Bell – Until 2010, residential builders were subject to the Texas Residential Construction Commission Act, which required them to provide various statutory warranties to new home buyers. But the Act expired on September 1, 2009 and the governing agency, the Texas Residential Construction Commission, was abolished. Therefore, beginning in 2010, residential builders were …
By: Taylor Bell – From executive orders to federal agency rules and Supreme Court decisions, the United States is in no short supply of popcorn-worthy drama regarding the enforceability of vaccine mandates. Right now, we know blanket vaccine mandates will fail, but targeted vaccine mandates to healthcare industries will likely prevail. A Brief Snapshot The …