Strap on those sparkly boots and grab your pom-poms, because America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders just dropped its second season on Netflix! Everyone is swooning over the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’ (DCC) killer dance moves and iconic star-spangled uniforms. But beneath the dazzle, these ladies are fighting a gritty battle over wages and working conditions that’s […]
When a deal falls apart, most clients want to know one thing: Can I win? The answer depends less on what was promised and more on what you can prove. Breach of contract claims are common, but winning them requires more than pointing fingers. Here’s what courts actually care about: First, performance. You need to
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It’s me, Rebecca — full-time Operations Manager and part-time yoga teacher. If you’re a client of Campbell Teague, you’ve probably gotten an email from me about your bill (sorry!). And if you’re one of my yoga students, you probably had no idea I actually have a full-time job. I usually try to keep the two
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Many employers believe that it’s better to resolve employment claims in arbitration rather than going to court. If you determine that arbitration is the best course, it’s common to include a class or collective action waiver to avoid many of the procedural headaches associated with defending a class arbitration. However, be aware that you could
Whenever law and religion cross paths, there is a tricky dance that must be done. The U.S. Constitution guarantees that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” (First Amendment). So, to prevent discrimination based on religion without violating the Establishment Clause, Congress requires accommodations for an
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Cryptocurrency is making the news every single day for a myriad of reasons. I wanted to shed light on one important update that might have gotten lost in the weeds: beginning January 1st, 2024, tax information reporting for cryptocurrency transactions will experience a significant expansion. This new development stems from President Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and
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By now, you’ve likely heard of ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot first launched in late 2022 (and if you haven’t, here’s a helpful primer). Seemingly every day, I read about novel uses for this tool. At a recent seminar I attended, a panelist mentioned that he was using it for employee counseling scripting, especially when
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Over the past decade, a subsect of contract law has been developing in Delaware regarding Type II agreements. You may be asking, what in the world is a Type II agreement? And what’s the difference between a Type I agreement and a Type II agreement? Why does this even matter? Type I agreements reflect mutual assent to “all
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Question: What do McDonald’s, Google, and Beyoncé all have in common? Answer: They all own some of the most recognizable and valuable registered trademarks in the world – and you can too! From “I’m lovin’ it” to “Google” being used as both a brand name and a verb, “just Google it!”), these brands
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Last Friday, Silicon Valley Bank – which was, at the time, among the country’s 20 largest commercial banks – fell victim to a bank run and collapsed. For many SVB accountholders, this was the first major bank run to occur in their working lifetimes, and it was a wake-up call to what “fractional reserve banking”
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