Victoria was a practicing attorney for over a decade, admitted in Texas and California. She has also held senior HR roles in major corporations, honing a talent for communicating across varied ...

Sarah Edwards is a seasoned legal writer with more than a decade of experience. Edwards has a deep understanding of advanced legal concepts and a knack for conveying complex topics in simple language.

Navigating employment law in Texas is complex, largely due to the state’s strict employment-at-will doctrine. This policy, which grants employers the right to fire employees for any reason—or none ...

The Texas Supreme Court last week reaffirmed its decision in the Entergy v. Summers workers’ comp case. After a 2007 decision interpreted state law so that the owner of a work-site premises could ...

Fixing employees' bad backs, sore knees and other work-related injuries costs Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby three times as much in Oklahoma as it does in Texas or Arkansas. Employers who do business ...

State laws in both Oklahoma and Texas allow employers to opt out of workers' compensation and develop their own workplace injury plans. Those plans generally cover fewer injuries, cut off benefits ...

We are frequently asked by businesses about workers’ compensation coverage for independent contractors. Clients ask us: Can our company cover independent contractors with workers’ compensation ...