Munck Wilson Mandala assists companies with setting up equity-related compensation and incentive plans for executives and employers such as stock options, restricted stock, and profits interest. We advise clients on the tax, securities, and accounting requirements, and assist them with drafting and negotiating equity incentive plans and compensation that withstand regulatory compliance.
Audrey E. Mross
Co-Chair - Employment and Labor
Jessica M. McGlynn
Co-Managing Partner - Austin
Teresa Hudson
Partner
Marc S. Kaliser
Partner
Jessica M. McGlynn
Co-Managing Partner - Austin
Audrey E. Mross
Co-Chair - Employment and Labor
Randall G. Ray
Partner
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Paycheck Protection Program – Use of Proceeds and Loan Forgiveness
SBA PAYCHECK PROTECTION LOANS Permitted Uses of Loans Loan Forgiveness Maximum Loan Forgiveness Amount (See above for further detail on the following acceptable costs) Limitations Reductions in Loan Forgiveness Reductions/Penalties – Maximum forgiveness amounts will be reduced: For any advance, up to $10,000, taken on an SBA EIDL. Relief from Reductions for Payroll Adjustments Made
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MWM Labor and Employment Client Alert – Coping with COVID-19
Business Closing Mandates Check websites for your local (city and county) and state governments to identify which businesses have been told to shut down and whether residents are being told to “shelter in place.” Is it an executive order or mandatory restriction or merely a recommendation? Restaurants and bars have been the focus of mandates
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18 Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Named Texas Super Lawyers
The 2019 list of Texas Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) will be published in the October issue of Texas Monthly. The annual Texas Super Lawyers list honors Texas’ top lawyers based on surveys of more than 57,000 active attorneys across the state. The final list is estimated to be only five percent of Texas’ licensed attorneys. The following
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Eight Munck Wilson Mandala Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America
The Best Lawyers in America© list is compiled annually through peer-review surveys among tens of thousands of leading lawyers. If the votes for an attorney are ample for inclusion in The Best Lawyers™, that attorney must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain on the list for each edition. Lawyers are not permitted to pay
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Munck Wilson Mandala Welcomes Okon Hannagan Attorneys and Staff
“Melanie and Susan have impressive litigation experience and they embody our goal of attracting the best legal talent to represent our clients,” said managing partner William Munck. “We are excited to have the entire OH team join us and know they will bring fresh perspectives and energy that will enhance our complex litigation and employment
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Five Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Honored as Best Lawyers in Dallas
Munck is the managing partner of MWM, a member of the executive committee, and he chairs the firm’s intellectual property practice. He has led MWM since the late 90s and grown the firm from six lawyers to 70 lawyers with three offices in Texas—Dallas, Austin, Marshall, and a Los Angeles office. Munck received his J.D.
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Munck Wilson Mandala’s Audrey Mross Selected as a 2019 Alumni Fellow of Kansas State University
“We are very happy for Audrey and congratulate her on this honor,” said William Munck, managing partner of MWM. “Audrey’s commitment and involvement in the many organizations that support alumni, students, and faculty at Kansas State University demonstrate her sincere passion and dedication to her alma mater.” At Munck Wilson Mandala, Mross is a partner
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16 Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Named Texas Super Lawyers
The 2018 list of Texas Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) will be published in the October issue of Texas Monthly. The annual Texas Super Lawyers list honors Texas’ top lawyers based on surveys of more than 57,000 active attorneys across the state. The final list is estimated to be only five percent of Texas’ licensed attorneys. The following
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Munck Wilson Mandala’s Michael McCabe Selected as a Best Lawyer in Dallas
Among his peers, McCabe is consistently honored as a top lawyer in employment law and litigation. Annually he is selected as a Texas Super Lawyer and he has been listed among the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Texas and Top 100 Super Lawyers in DFW since 2014. McCabe has also been listed as a Best
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16 Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Named Texas Super Lawyers
Dallas, TX, Sep. 5, 2017 —– 16 partners from law firm Munck Wilson Mandala have been selected as Texas Super Lawyers for 2017. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Produced and managed by Thomson Reuters, the selection
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Six Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Named Best Lawyers in America
The Best Lawyers in America list is compiled annually by conducting peer-review surveys among tens of thousands of leading lawyers. If the votes for an attorney are ample for inclusion in Best Lawyers, that attorney must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain on the list for each edition. Lawyers are not permitted to pay
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Client Alerts
California’s Supreme Court Broadly Interprets “Standing” to Assert Representative PAGA Claims
PAGA, enacted in 2004, permits an employee who has suffered a violation of the Labor Code to act as the agent of the state – deputized, in effect, to enforce the Labor Code on the state’s behalf. If the employee satisfies certain administrative requirements, the employee can pursue claims for penalties for violations the employee
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Client Alerts
California Weighs Making Fast Food Franchisors Liable for Employment Law Violations Affecting Employees of Franchises
If signed into law, Assembly Bill 1228 (the “Fast Food Franchisor Responsibility Act”) would add to the Labor Code Section 2810.9, making covered fast food franchisors jointly responsible (with the franchisee) for the franchisee’s violations of specified laws, rules, and regulations. For example, the franchisor would share liability for violations of the state’s Fair Employment and Housing
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Client Alerts
California Compliant: Countdown to California Minimum Wage Increases
On January 1, 2023, California’s statewide minimum wage increased to $15.50/hour for all employers. But starting July 1, 2023, employers in every city and municipality listed below will be required to pay more than the state’s required minimum ($15.50/hour) due to local laws requiring higher hourly rates. Employees in the city of West Hollywood, for example, must be
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Client Alerts
California Compliant: Court Orders Delay in Enforcement of the CCPA
The CCPA (Civil Code Section 1798.100, et seq.) requires California businesses to inform consumers about the collection and use of the consumer’s personal information. The Act prohibits businesses from collecting, using, retaining, or sharing such information except to the extent “reasonably necessary and proportionate to achieve the purposes for which” the information is obtained. The legislature
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California Compliant: Are California’s Wage Orders About to Be Re-Written?
Many of the specific wage and hour requirements that California employers must follow are set forth in industry-specific “Wage Orders.” The current Wage Orders, which are available at https://www.dir.ca.gov/iwc/wageorderindustries.htm, were drafted more than 20 years ago by the IWC. The IWC, which was created by the Legislature as part of the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR),
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Client Alerts
CALFORNIA COMPLIANT: Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions for California Employers in 2023
California employers may be challenged to fulfill their New Year’s resolutions in 2023, which has brought significant changes in various California labor and employment laws. Some of the most widely applicable new laws that will impact the workplace in 2023 include: Given that California law provides that overtime-exempt employees must receive a salary of at
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Client Alerts
PAGA v. PAGA – When Plaintiffs in Multiple, Overlapping PAGA Lawsuits Want “A Seat at the Table”
To avoid fighting the same war on multiple fronts, employers often seek to resolve one of the lawsuits in a way that will bar the others from going forward. A recent decision of a panel of the First District of the California Court of Appeal in Accurso v. In-N-Out Burgers (No. A165320, Aug. 29, 2023) may make
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Client Alerts
California Compliant: Remote Employee Files PAGA Lawsuit for Time Spent Waiting on Computer
“Hours Worked” to Start a Computer, Enable/Launch Applications, and Log In California requires employers to pay non-exempt workers (those who are overtime-eligible) for all “hours worked.” The state’s wage orders generally define “hours worked” as “the time during which an employee is subject to the control of an employer, and includes all the time the
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29 Munck Wilson Mandala Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers List
Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing. MWM is proud to have lawyers listed in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and
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18 Munck Wilson Mandala Lawyers Named 2025 Ones to Watch List
Munck Wilson Mandala is pleased to announce that 18 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, a publication that recognizes up-and-coming attorneys for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice. The majority of the MWM attorneys featured on this year’s list have been named to the list previously
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Client Alerts
Illinois Regulates Employers’ Use of AI in Decision-Making
Employers are increasingly embracing artificial intelligence (AI) tools for recruiting and supervising employees. Those who do so should consider the applicable laws and potential legal risks. For example, Illinois recently passed legislation requiring employers to notify employees about the employer’s specific uses of AI. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 3773 (HB 3773) into
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Client Alerts
Texas Judge Blocks FTC’s Ban on Noncompetes, But Appeals and State Action Are Ongoing
In April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission issued a broad rule banning most noncompetes in for-profit businesses, subject to limited exceptions, including an exception for senior executives (defined as workers earning more than $151,164 annually who are in policymaking roles). Existing noncompete agreements would not need to be formally rescinded under the ban, but employers
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Client Alerts
California Compliant: California’s Courts Broadly Apply Ending Forced Arbitration Act to Claims Other Than Those for Sexual Assault/Harassment
Background – the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault & Sexual Harassment Act Among the many federal legislative responses to the #MeToo movement was Public Law 117-90, a bipartisan bill that added a provision to the FAA (9 U.S.C. § 1, et seq.). New Section 402 grants a victim of sexual assault or sexual harassment the
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Client Alerts
Why California Employers Get Sued – The Top Five Wage & Hour Issues
California’s complex employment laws are filled with pitfalls for even the best-intentioned employer. The availability of both class actions and Private Attorneys General Act procedures (PAGA) gives the plaintiffs’ bar powerful weapons to use in extracting painful settlements. From our experience, the most common and troublesome claims fall into a few discrete categories. Meal Periods.
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Client Alerts
Meal Period and Rest Break Compliance for California Employers
By James H. Berry, Jr. and Kate LaQuay California’s complex employment laws are filled with pitfalls for even the best-intentioned employer. The availability of both class actions and Private Attorneys General Act procedures (PAGA) gives the plaintiffs’ bar powerful tools to use against employers. Every week, the local legal paper reports multiple costly settlements of
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The Year in Review – Significant Changes in California’s Employment Laws in 2024
By Kate LaQuay As 2024 draws to a close, we highlight here ten of the year’s major developments that California employers should understand. California’s Legislature also confirmed this year that cities, counties, and other political subdivisions of the state may, under some circumstances, enforce workers’ rights based on local laws prohibiting employment discrimination. (Senate Bill
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Munck Wilson Mandala Elects Teresa Hudson and Shelley Hickey as Partners
“Teresa has been an outstanding addition to our employment and labor team. She is highly organized and energetic, and she works diligently to develop new client relationships while supporting existing ones,” said Michael McCabe, co-chair of MWM’s employment and labor practice. “Shelley always gets it done. She is a talented lawyer with an extensive background
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