If I own 49% of a private corp can my partner sell the whole business with my consent?

Closely-held businesses usually have buy-sell agreements. Read the buy-sell agreement. The buy-sell agreement may addresses to whom, when and how...

If I get the same business name as someone else, but for a different business, it is okay?

Maybe. Maybe. Yes if the mark has not already been registered. Are you kidding? The gate keeper for trademark registration is the U.S. Patent...

When an employee is forced to work double shifts, the best thing to do is to keep track of time and demand overtime for all hours over 40. ...

Does alcoholism fall under the disabilities act?

It can be but it doesn't mean that there is grounds for a lawsuit. 1st Alcoholism can be a disability under the ADA. 2nd. An employer...

Do I have any chance of grieving my terminated job?

Vincent may be on the right track. If you are a union member, then your termination would be subjected to the terms of the collective bargaining...

I am a CMV driver. I drive locally and get paid by the hour. Am I entitled to overtime pay? 50-60 a week

Truck drivers may be entitled to overtime if the vehicles they drive is under 10,000 lbs OR they are intrastate driver. I many cases, truck...

I have been asked to sign a non-compete non disclosure agreement by my employer, for 3 years, as a sales representative

Texas courts highly frowns on the enforcement of non-compete agreements that are too broad or too long. In recent years, the Texas Supreme Court...

Work training, should employer pay for days not at work due to training

Generally, time spent commuting from home to work is not work time. Time spent traveling out of town during normal work hours is considered work...

Is my employer violating labor laws

To determine the number of overtime hours and for the calculation of overtime hours, each workweek stands on its own. The wages earned on October...