Houston Business Law Blog
Planning for business growth in Texas
Success as a business owner is largely about being proactive instead of reactive. As a business owner, it is your responsibility to have an answer to problems long before they ever become necessary. Planning isn't only about problems, though; it's also crucial that...
Smart risk management enables success
Texas businesses vary range from services providers to manufacturers and shippers of goods around the globe. From the time a business idea first arises throughout its entire existence, risk management is a critically important element of any initial and ongoing...
New Form I-9
Important Reminder Regarding Revised I-9 Form Beginning September 18th, 2017, ALL employers must use the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, with the revision date 07/17/17 N. USCIS released the revised Form I-9 on July 17. The Form I-9 is used for...
Phishing and Donations
The recent flooding in Texas and the resulting devastation has been a painful reminder of how little control we have over our environment. While most have responded with compassion, there are always those who would seek to profit off of the confusion of a natural...
Changes to Texas Insurance Law – Effective September 1, 2017
Dear Friends and Clients, We would like to extend our thoughts and prayers to those who have been affected by the tragic events of the past week. The City of Houston will take months to fully recover from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey. Murrah and...
FEMA Disaster Assistance
In order to apply for FEMA assistance go to the disaster assistance website. Once at that address, you can either apply for assistance through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) or if you don’t have insurance, you can apply through the blue “apply online”...
Working Overtime
Employer requirements are in a constant state of change that can make complying with the law a difficult task. Keeping up with recent rules and regulations from the Department of Labor is paramount for business owners to stay compliant. This past month the President...
Have You Heard the One About W-2 Forms?
We hear about data breaches almost on a daily basis. It is imperative that businesses be aware of any new scams or sources of data breaches that may be perpetrated against them. It is tax season 2016 and several companies have already been targeted by an email...
Mark Murrah Quoted in the Media
Once again, Mark Murrah was quoted in the media. This time, Mr. Murrah was quoted with regards to how Houston continues to boom with development. Regardless that other major cities are not thriving, Houston continues to move ahead. You can read the entire article...
RealShare HOUSTON
Mark Murrah will be speaking at RealShare HOUSTON on March 29th when the area’s leaders gather to discuss: Capital Markets: Critical Insights. Filed Under: Legal Matters you MUST enable javascript to be able to comment