Posted on October 11, 2017
by Leiza Dolghih
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Generally, training repayment provisions in employment agreements are enforceable in Texas. Employers should make sure that such clauses are written in a clear and understandable manner and are not hidden within employment contracts. When determining the parameters of the reimbursement policies, companies should make sure that they comply with the Texas Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983, which prohibits the restraint on trade.
Category: Employment Agreements in Texas, Employment Law, Executive Compensation, Small Business Help, Texas Employment Law, Texas Legal NewsTags: employment agreements in Texaas, employment contracts, Texas employment law, Texas non compete law, Texas restraints on trade, training reimbursement, training repayment, unfair employment contract, unfair employment contracts
Posted on July 10, 2016
by Leiza Dolghih
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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which presides over Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, recently held that an employer could deny employee his severance benefits under an ERISA benefits plan because the employee erased certain files from his computer before returning the laptop to the…
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Posted on April 3, 2016
by Leiza Dolghih
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According to some studies, more than 60% of employees copy their employers’ documents or files before leaving their employment. They are even more likely to do so if they had been laid off, fired, or passed over for promotion. With senior executives who have access to top level…
Category: Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Confidentiality Agreements in Texas, Employment Agreements in Texas, Executive Compensation, Non-Compete Agreements in Texas, Texas Employment Law, Texas Legal News, Trade SecretsTags: Chesapeake trade secrets case, Chesapeake v. McLendon lawsuit, Dallas business litigation lawyer, Dallas Trade Secrets Attorney, Employee Violates Separation Agreement, Lyft trade secrets case, Lyft v. Uber lawsuit, Misappropriation of trade secrets, Protecting Trade Secrets, Separation Agreements in Texas, Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Theft of Confidential Information, Theft of Trade Secrets, TUTSA
Posted on January 7, 2016
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While the minimum wage in Texas will remain the same in 2016, those Texas companies that have employees in other states, need to be aware of the following minimum wage (and overtime) increases.* Given the recent increase in unpaid overtime lawsuits around the country,…
Category: Executive Compensation, Fair Labor Standards Act, Small Business Help, Texas Employment Law, Texas Legal NewsTags: Dallas employment lawyer, employment compensation, Fair Labor Standard Act, minimum wage in Texas, minimum wage increase in 2016, overtime calculation, overtime payments in Texas, owed wages, Small Business Help, Texas employment law, unpaid wages, what is minimum wage
Posted on December 8, 2015
by Leiza Dolghih
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In early October, the University of Southern California fired Steve Sarkisian, its head football coach after an incident where he appeared drunk during a speech at a USC event. Copies of hotel and bar receipts allegedly showing Sarkisian’s alcohol consumption far exceeding the norm spread…
Category: Breach of Contract, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Executive Compensation, Texas Employment Law, Texas Legal News, Wrongful TerminationTags: Accommodating alcoholism at work, Alcoholism as Disability, American with Disabilities Act, Dallas employment lawyer, Steve Sarkisian lawsuit, Texas Employment Lawyer, University of North Texas Southwestern Medical Center. v. Gentilello, Wrongful Termination
Posted on October 15, 2015
by Leiza Dolghih
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Somebody recently went through Sony’s hacked e-mails and found some that show Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams were paid less than the male leads in American Hustle. This prompted Jennifer Lawrence to write an essay titled “Why Do I make Less Than My Male Co-Starts?” She…
Category: Anti-Raiding Agreements in Texas, Arbitration Agreements in Texas, Breach of Contract, Employment Agreements in Texas, Executive Compensation, Non-Compete Agreements in Texas, Non-Solicitation Agreements in Texas, Texas Employment Law, Wrongful TerminationTags: breach of employment agreement, Dallas Employment Lawer, Executive compensation in Texas, Executive Employment Agreements, Jennifer Lawrence Wage Gap Essay, negotiating compensation package, Negotiating covenants not to compete, Negotiating Employment Agreement, Negotiating non-solicitation agreement, Wage Gap in Texas
Posted on September 15, 2015
by Leiza Dolghih
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In Duncan v. Woodlawn Manufacturing, Ltd., the company fired the CEO after he became intoxicated at a work dinner charged to a company credit card and asked a subordinate employee to kiss him. The CEO sued the company for breaching his employment agreement, which required a company…
Category: Arbitration Agreements in Texas, Breach of Contract, Employment Agreements in Texas, Executive Compensation, Texas Legal NewsTags: breach of employment agreement, CEO Employment Agreement, Dallas employment attorney, Employment Agreement Dispute, Employment Agreements in Texas, Executive Compensation, Firing an Employee, Firing for Cause, Russian Attorney in Dallas, Termination for Cause, Termination Without Cause, Texas employment law, Wrongful Termination, Wrongful Termination Attorney
Posted on July 13, 2015
by Leiza Dolghih
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A recent case from the Houston Court of Appeals demonstrates how failing to document the exact terms of a sales commission arrangement can result in a loss of such commission for an employee and a costly legal dispute for an employer. In Colter v. Amkin Technologies, the…
Category: Breach of Contract, Employment Agreements in Texas, Executive Compensation, Texas Business Law, Texas Employment Law, Wrongful TerminationTags: breach of compensation agreement, breach of employment agreement, breach of employment contract, Dallas employment attorney, Employment Agreements in Texas, failure to pay commission, oral employment agreement, Russian Attorney in Dallas, Sales commission agreements, Texas employment attorney, Texas employment law, Wrongful Termination
Posted on March 15, 2015
by Leiza Dolghih
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Earlier this month, the First Court of Appeals in Wilmot v. Bouknight upheld an award of $1,337,500 against a company executive and the chairman of the board who hired a chief operating officer (COO) for a 5-year term knowing that he did not have the authority…
Category: Employment Agreements in Texas, Executive Compensation, Texas Employment Law, Texas Legal NewsTags: At will employment, Dallas employment attorney, Dallas employment lawyer, Employer changed employment terms, employment agreement disputes, Employment Agreements in Texas, employment law cases in Texas, Executive compensation in Texas, fraud by employer, Negotiating employment agreements, Texas employment law
