Sometimes employers are stuck with employees who simply do not exercise common sense or good judgment. At the end of the day, they are left wondering whether the employee, who appeared to be so strong and qualified on […]
Last week we talked about the considerations, frankly negative considerations, employers and business owners should consider before they go to trial. That post raises the following question: What, if any benefit is there to a trial for a company? Frankly, […]
Keeping with the NFL’s Thanksgiving tradition, the Dallas Cowboys played the Miami Dolphins in Dallas last Thursday afternoon. The Cowboys came out on top and now lead the NFC East. That, however, was not grabbed my attention about the […]
A related blog post was inevitable with the World Series here in North Texas. Right now the Rangers are up 3-2 with a game tonight in St. Louis if the weather holds. Now to the "related" post. The power of […]
Last week, Baylor Healthcare System made employment waves in Texas when it announced it would no longer be hiring individuals that smoked. There is no prohibition that, as of yet, would prevent an employer from hiring or even firing […]
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Today the Texas Supreme Court again made non-compete agreements easier to enforce in the state of Texas. In Marsh USA v. Cook, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that a stock option agreement could serve as the basis for a […]
In a recent article about employee poaching Mark Hendricks profiled the common practice of poaching a competitor’s talent. In the article he noted: Employers like to hire people who are employed, not unemployed; Reaching potential hires through social networking tools like LinkedIn has made […]
#2: Non-Compete Agreements Are Unenforceable in Texas. Texas courts have been enforcing non-compete agreements for many years and they are specifically authorized by Texas law – Texas Business and Commerce Code Section 15.50. The highlights from that statute: […]
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