For business owners, one of your main goals is avoiding unneeded expenses. This can include many expenses, but one primary expense that all businesses seek to avoid is litigation expenses. And, one way that business owners do this, especially during layoffs, is...
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Year: 2023
The value of a Homeowners’ Association should not be ignored
In Texas, Homeowners’ Associations (HOAs)—also sometimes referred to as Property Owners’ Associations (POAs)—are a key part of maintaining a safe neighborhood and ensuring that disputes are handled appropriately. This is true for condominiums, commercial properties...
Employers should take note of Texas obesity discrimination case
Texas businesses need to navigate a difficult line in providing products and services, making a profit, dealing with logistical issues and functioning every day. This can be complicated by its dealings with employees. Specifically, given the number of legal claims...
Will non-compete agreements survive the new FTC rule?
One of the most common contracts between employers and employees is the non-compete agreement. An NCA is a contract between an employer and an employee in which the employee agrees not to seek nor accept employment with a competitor of the current employer. On January...
Understanding liability rules for condominium owners
Most, if not all, Texans who live in condominiums do not stop for even a split second to consider Texas’s laws that determine the liability of individual unit owners for injuries suffered by visitors to one of the condominium units. While this blog is not intended to...
What is a homeowners’ association in Texas?
A homeowners' association, or HOA, is owned by the property owners in that particular community. The HOA is governed by laws that apply to that association in particular and consists of a board of directors or a similar group of people who have been appointed to make...
Homeowners Association master policy explained
A home is a major purchase. An individual considers a wide range of factors when deciding to move forward with this type of transaction. For many, this includes the acreage of the property, the number of bedrooms and the square footage of the home. Others seek out a...