Author Archives: LG Law Firm
“Ask Sarah” Column
Dear Sarah, I’m a small business owner here in town. Don’t you think it’s a bit of a pain to track employees clocking in and clocking out every day? What if I just pay all my employees a salary, and… Read More
In the Courts
Water Cases City of League City v. Galveston Cnty. Mun. Util. Dist. No. 6, No. 01-23-00007-CV, 2023 WL 8814635 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 21, 2023, no pet. h.). The central issue in this case is whether a governmental entity… Read More
Agency Highlights
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) EPA Announces Final Rule Designating Two PFAS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA and Issues Enforcement Discretion Policy. On April 17, 2024, EPA posted a “pre-publication” copy of a final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and… Read More
Employment Law Update: DOL Issues Final Overtime Rule
On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor announced the final rule to raise the salary threshold for overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the FLSA, employees may be exempt from overtime pay if… Read More
Congratulations to Our 2024 Rising Stars
We are proud to announce the selection of Sarah T. Glaser and Gabrielle C. Smith to the 2024 Texas Rising Stars list! Only 2.5% of attorneys in Texas receive this distinction, so this… Read More
Employment Law Update: New Workplace Violence Poster and Posting Requirement
House Bill No. 915 (88th Leg. Session) instructed the Texas Department of Public Safety to create a Workplace Violence Hotline that allowed employees to report any concerns related to possible workplace violence. Although this law became effective in September 2023,… Read More
The Lone Star Current – January 2024 Edition
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Regulations on Images Captured by Drones
by Sydney P. Sadler In 2013, the Texas Legislature enacted Chapter 423 of the Texas Government Code, which governs the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles—drones—in Texas’s airspace (the “Drone Laws”). Tex. Gov’t Code § 423.001, et. seq. After enactment, the… Read More
Water and Sewer Utility Rate Changes
by David J. Klein and Lauren A. Binger Chapter 13 of the Texas Water Code (the “TWC”) bestows jurisdiction to the Public Utility Commission (“PUC”) to establish a regulatory system to regulate retail public utilities to assure rates, operations, and… Read More
Tightening the Screws on Lead and Copper: The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements
by Nathan E. Vassar and Jessie S. Powell The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has published its proposed updates to the already recently-revised lead and copper rule, styled as the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (the “LCRI”). The proposed… Read More
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