Non Compete Law in Texas: 2014 in Review

There is a lot of confusion out there about whether non compete agreements are enforceable in Texas. Some believe that they are never enforceable, others

A Lost Employment Agreement Costs an Employer a Lot of Money

In United Rentals, Inc., et al. v. Smith, the company tried to force the employee to arbitrate their wrongful termination dispute pursuant to an arbitration clause contained in

An Employee Claiming Unlawful Discharge Based on Religious Beliefs Must Show That the Management and not Coworkers Knew About Such Beliefs – Explains the Fifth Circuit

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is notorious for being pro-business and pro-employer, and its last week’s ruling in Nobach v. Woodland Village Nursing Center,

The ADA Does Not Require a Nexus Between a Requested Accommodation and an Essential Job Function – Says the Fifth Circuit

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in Feist v. State of Louisiana, that a “reasonable accommodation” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),

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