A crucial aspect of employment law is federal and state anti-discrimination laws; they protect workers from unfair treatment in the workplace and safeguard their ability to seek justice if they are discriminated against. To complement federal statutes against workplace discrimination, Texas adopted the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA). According to the TCHRA, in… Read More »
The Basics of Non-Disclosure Agreements
Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) are an essential tool for business owners. NDAs are legally binding contracts that limit one or more parties from disclosing confidential information about a business. You may also hear NDAs referred to as a confidentiality clause, non-disclosure form, secrecy agreement, or proprietary information agreement. Regardless of what you call it, the essence… Read More »
Evaluating Religious Exemption Requests from Mandatory Employee COVID Vaccine Policies
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires employers with more than 15 employees to reasonably accommodate an employee’s (or prospective employee’s) refusal to be vaccinated under a mandatory vaccination policy if the refusal is based on a “sincerely held religious belief.” The employer must “reasonably accommodate” the employee’s religious belief unless to… Read More »
Business Disputes May Be the Reason Your Small Business Fails. Here’s Why.
A frequent source of failure for many fledgling businesses isn’t a lack of capital. Getting proper funding to get your idea off the ground is, of course, required to start a small business in the first place. But after the machine is moving, internal and external business disputes are among the most common causes for… Read More »
