Earlier this month, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed when a franchisor might be liable for its franchisee’s overtime and minimum wage violations as a “joint employer”
Author: Leiza Dolghih
The Texas Supreme Court Nixes Common Law Minority Shareholder Oppression Claims
In a surprising move last month, the Texas Supreme Court overturned 25 years of legal precedent when it ruled[1] that Texas does not recognize a common-law
Defending Non-Compete Agreements in Court – What Evidence Does an Employer Need?
Last week, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals issued a ruling in a case involving a non-compete agreement between a legal services company in Texas and
How Not to Draft a Non-Competition Agreement – A Lesson for Employers from a Texas Court of Appeals
Earlier this month, the First Texas Court of Appeals found on a summary judgment that a non-competition agreement that covered all of Texas was unenforceable when a company failed to
A 10-Step Guide to Protecting Your Company’s Trade Secrets
Under the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (TUTSA), information is not considered a trade secret unless its owner took “reasonable efforts under circumstances to maintain its secrecy.” So,
Common Misconceptions About Non-Competition Agreements in Texas
A big part of my practice consists of enforcing non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreements against the departing employees on behalf of their employers. Conversely, I also advise employees regarding