April Bamburg News
Texas business owners have new guidance on worker classification, thanks to new Department of Labor rule
There is more clarity about whether Texans may be classified as independent contractors or employees by business owners, thanks to a rule put in place on Jan. 6, by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Tarrant County judge removes controversial section of legal order allowing seizure of private property
After Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order in March outlining actions permitting essential services and activities during the COVID-19 disaster, Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley issued a variety of executive orders, including the controversial order that allowed the seizure of public property.
Data Marketing Partnership asks for temporary restraining order against the Department of Labor
FORT WORTH – Data Marketing Partnership (DMP) has asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, to stop the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Department of Labor, from preventing the company from treating its limited partnership (LP) health-benefit program as a single-employer program.
Fifth Circuit ruling on EPA haze plan in Texas inspires differing reactions
There are very different reactions to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision regarding the Texas Haze Plan.
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in U.S. vs. Texas
On April 18, the U.S.