Marble Falls The Federal Trade Commission estimates that one in five US workers are bound by noncompete clauses. President Biden mentioned banning them for many workers in his State of the Union address. Such agreements aren’t new, but their popularity with employers, both high and low, has continued to rise. What’s up with all …
Calculating Overtime
Marble Falls Anytime the current US Supreme Court seems to have made a decision that favors workers, we definitely need to hope it’s a good thing, but before we do a happy dance it’s worth a hard look to see if the fine print aligns with the good news headlines. Add to that a …
Red State Rearguard Attacks on Alternative Energy
Marble Falls Coming to Arkansas in 1970, it was hard to find a state that voted for more Democrats. Sure, there was the one northwestern congressional district in the Ozarks that had leaned Republican since protesting the state’s Civil War secession, but Arkansas was a barometer state in presidential politics, having voting for whoever …


