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Preparing a will is a smart, compassionate, financially-wise, and easy thing to do. So, stop making excuses, and do it! Anyone who has been through settling an estate for a loved one who failed to make a will can attest to how much they would have preferred the alternative.

The Supreme Court reasoned there is a distinction between these activities. That is, if employees must don or doff certain clothing or gear to perform their essential job functions adequately or safely, then the time spent doing that is compensable because it is integral to the principal job functions.

Limiting potential personal liability of investors or owners is often the biggest consideration favoring incorporation or LLC formation. These two entities limit the exposure to liability of investors or owners for business debts or liabilities to the amount invested and protect other personal assets of the investors from those debts.

Physician non-compete agreements are a whole different animal. A medical or physician non-compete adds many additional requirements over those for general employee non-competes in Texas. The requirements are very specific. Employers must include a buy-out provision in a physician non-compete, even if negotiating the terms is contentious.

Employers must treat same-sex marriages like other marriages for Federal Tax purposes.