Business Owners: Are You in Compliance With Minimum Wage, Overtime, and Equal Pay Laws?
Owning and operating a business in Dallas, Texas is a complex endeavor with countless laws and regulations to keep track of. However, ensuring compliance with wage, overtime, and equal pay laws is crucial for safeguarding your business from legal repercussions, as well as fostering a fair and productive work environment. That’s why...
Important Clauses to Include in Employee Handbooks
Employee handbooks form the foundation of an employer-employee relationship. If you are a Texas employer and don’t have an employee handbook, now is the time to create one. If you do have a handbook, now is the perfect time to review it and ensure that it contains all required clauses under state...
OSHA Violation Prevention Tips for Employers
Getting hurt on the job is no joke. In an instant, an employee’s life changes forever. In 2023 alone, Texas employers reported over 175,000 non-fatal injuries and almost 600 fatal accidents. These are lives and families permanently impacted. That is why employers have a...
Tips to Negotiating a Favorable Commercial Lease
Commercial leases are legally binding contracts for commercial property. The lease agreement defines the terms between the landlord (property owner) and the tenant (business) for renting the property. Examples of commercial leases include warehouses, offices, and retail businesses.
When the landlord and tenant negotiate a commercial lease, they...
How the Digital Millennium Copyright Act Relates to Copyright Infringement in Today’s World
Passed over two decades ago, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act represented the government’s first significant effort to bring copyright law into the Internet age. But how does the DMCA relate to copyright law and current infringement activities in today’s world?
What Is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?
Does ChatGPT Lead to Increased Copyright Concerns?
Artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT allow parties to create or obtain inspiration to create new works in seconds. However, various AI platforms have raised concerns about potential copyright infringement, especially for platforms that use copyrighted material to train the AI model.
Overview of Copyright Law
What Is Not Protected by Copyright Law?
Copyright law covers a broad range of expressive works. However, some materials do not qualify for copyright protection under U.S. or state law.
Ideas, Concepts, and FactsCopyright law protects an expressive work fixed into a tangible medium, such as through writing or recording...
Debunking and Explaining IP Licensing Agreements
Businesses use intellectual property (IP) licensing agreements to protect and monetize their creative assets. Here’s a closer look at these agreements and some common misconceptions about how they work.
Understanding IP Licensing AgreementsUnder an IP licensing agreement, a party with intellectual property protection,...
Contract Clauses That Lead to Business Disputes and How to Resolve Them
Contracts are vital to every business, but even a small oversight in drafting can lead to disputes that drain resources and harm relationships. Let’s explore five common areas of contract disputes and offer strategies to resolve them, ensuring smoother business operations and better protection for all parties involved.
Understanding Debt in Business Mergers
One of the most critical points of negotiation in many business mergers is the companies’ debts. Corporate debt can play an outsized role in a merger transaction, including determining company valuation and merger price, transaction terms, or even whether the merger happens. Understanding business debt in the context of a merger...