Missy McJunkins Duke
Update: Rose Law, Cross Gunter Firms Combine
The Rose Law Firm and Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus PC, both of Little Rock, are combining, with Cross Gunter attorneys joining Rose effective Oct. 1. read more >
Cannabis Legalization: Business Pros and Cons
What the vote for recreational marijuana could mean for business, from the size of the market to its sales and tax potential. read more >
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8th Circuit Court Ruling Favors Rehab Program
The ruling overturned a $1.6 million class-action judgment in 2020 against Hendren Plastics Inc. read more >
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Soirée Symposium Confronts Inequity, Hard Conversations at Work
Organizations can dismantle systemic racism and disrupt inequity by treating those goals like any other business target, Janet Stovall, a senior client strategist at NeuroLeadership Institute, said during the Soirée Women’s Leadership Symposium. read more >
Trying Again on Revised Overtime Rules (Missy McJunkins Duke Commentary)
The statistical reality of the the U.S. Department of Labor's overtime proposal is that Arkansas employees earn lower wages than much of the country, meaning Arkansas employers are more likely than employers in other parts of the country to feel the effects of an increase. read more >
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Affordable Care Act Amplifies Risk of Misclassifying Employees
Health care reform is increasing the importance of the correct classification of employees, employment lawyers and others say. That’s because the “employer mandate” of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act requires businesses with 50 or more full-time employees (or their equivalent) to offer those workers health insurance. read more >
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