Recent updates in Texas non-compete law have crucial implications for employees, particularly around job mobility and access to career opportunities. In August 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed nationwide ban on non-compete agreements, a rule that was set…
Dallas Employment Trial Lawyer Rob Wiley A no-poaching agreement is an agreement between two or more companies not to hire or solicit each other’s employees. It could be a contract between two companies in the same industry. It could be a contract between a company and a vendor. It’s easy…
Summary: This article discusses some strategies, including different contract clauses, that employers might use to try to control where you can sue them, or to try to sue you in a far-away place. If you are in a legal dispute with your employer, where the lawsuit is filed can make…
Summary: This article discusses Texas conflict-of-law rules as they apply to non-compete agreements, and some ways that employers may try to get around those rules. Various articles we have published address in general what a non-competition agreement is and what is required for one to be enforceable in Texas. But…
Perhaps you resigned or were terminated or laid-off. On the other hand, you may have sued your employer for discrimination or some other sort of unlawful action. Either way, one of those events caused your employer to offer you a settlement or severance agreement. In exchange for signing the agreement,…
When a Texas employment issue arises, there are several methods by which it can be resolved. Traditionally, the aggrieved employee would file a lawsuit in a court of law with the intention that a judge or jury would ultimately resolve her or his claim. However, over the years, alternate means…
Silicon Valley has been successful partially due to employee mobility. California forbids non-compete agreements, and it’s a fundamental policy of the state that any agreement in restraint of competition is to that extent void. There are certain exceptions, such as a person selling the goodwill of a business to a…