Strictly speaking under Texas law it is hard to make a non-compete stick when it is first introduced at the end of employment. Assume a situation where an employee signed a confidentiality agreement and non-disclosure agreement but didn’t sign a […]
I usually don’t dive into the weeds of particular cases here because it can be tedious and boring. That said, a recent case from the 14th Court of Appeals in Houston caught my eye. First, the employer at issue […]
This time of year is usually interesting from a college football coach perspective. Most teams that intend to fire their coach have done so and are now in the coaching market. Of course once those hires are made that creates […]
Yesterday’s Dallas Morning News homepage had not 1 but 2 employment related cases. Texas icon Whataburger has been sued for alleged discriminatory hiring practices and CBS 11 has been sued for violating the ADEA when it chose to hire a younger […]
The purpose of the performance improvement plan or “PIP” is to give an employee the opportunity to make certain changes in their work performance so as to merit ongoing employment. Put another way satisfy the PIP and you keep your […]
The usual gamut of post-employment covenants includes non-compete restrictions, non-solicitation of customer restrictions, confidentiality restrictions, and in many cases the anti-raid provision designed to keep a departing employee from hiring away a former employer’s employees and contractors. The anti-raid […]
Last year I worked with a number of employers to address the Obama administrations’ new overtime rules. Here are some posts on the subject. Eventually a judge here in Texas (the same judge that is handling the Ezekiel Elliot lawsuit) […]
This week, I have the privilege of speaking to the Executive Search Owners Association. Over the years I have had the privilege of representing placement professionals in a number of circumstances. Some tips: Make sure your engagement agreements/contracts make sense and […]
Wednesday I will be speaking with the Executive Search Owners Association here in Dallas.
Caught this story here in Dallas where a now defunct medical lab had “gropening day” every other Friday. Here is a link to the story. Basically employees were free to grope one another every other Friday – no joke. […]
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