The U.S. Department of Labor announced this week a final rule making an additional estimated 1.2 million workers eligible for overtime pay.  The final rule, effective January 1, 2020, marks the first update to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) minimum wage and overtime pay thresholds in 15 years.

The final rule updates the “white

A recent NLRB decision, SuperShuttle DFW, Inc. marks a renewed focus on entrepreneurship, giving businesses and workers greater flexibility in their relationships.  The decision is also a resounding victory for the franchise industry who, in recent years, have faced repeated threats to its core business model.  With a heightened focus on the entrepreneurial opportunity,

Employee trade secret theft is a significant problem faced by many businesses. It is unfortunately all too common for a departing employee to take valuable confidential information from the former employer to the new workplace. An employer may use a number of legal strategies to stop the theft and misuse of its trade secrets by