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Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP is proud to welcome attorney Robert W. George to the firm where he will serve as senior counsel in the commercial litigation practice area.

If you own a closely held business, determining the best manner to transfer the ownership, either because of retirement or death, can be difficult.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark Attorney Donald H. Bacon is the 2018 recipient of the Sidney S. McMath Professionalism Award. The honor is given annually to recognize an attorney who consistently exemplified the highest ideals of integrity, honor and civility and whose polite and courteous demeanor reflect the highest levels of professionalism.

Deadlines are fast approaching for food manufacturers to eliminate Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHOs) from their products. In 2015, the Food and Drug Administration determined that PHOs were no longer Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) and established Monday, June 18, 2018 as the deadline for removal of PHOs from food product formulations.

Attorney Alexandra Ifrah talks to Arkansas Business about the benefits of automatic enrollment of employees in 401(k) plans. The strategy, which is a trend nationwide, can help companies in several ways.

Monday’s Supreme Court ruling that upholds the use of class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements is good news for employers.

The plaintiff was a driver for New Prime, Inc., an interstate trucking company, and he sued New Prime for minimum wage violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). New Prime classified the plaintiff as an independent contractor.