/cdklawyers.com// 04/25/2010 Working for a small company may be desirable for many executives. An executive often receives equity in a company as part of the executive’s employment agreement, and the executive can reap potentially huge financial …
/cdklawyers.com// 04/24/2010 A doctor will likely be asked by an employer to sign a non-compete agreement to prevent the doctor from competing with the employer post-employment. But a doctor may not closely scrutinize the restrictive terms of a non- …
/cdklawyers.com// 04/15/2010 America’s workforce is mobile. This means that an employer may spend thousands of dollars to train a new employee, only to have the employees leave the company a short time later. Can an employer attempt to recoup …
/cdklawyers.com// 04/13/2010 President Barack Obama recently signed into law a sweeping healthcare reform act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This act contains a provision that has received little attention but that may impact …
/cdklawyers.com// 04/11/2010 A Texas court ruled that an amendment to the federal antidiscrimination law applies to the state law. Prairie View A&M Univ. v. Chatha , No. 01-09-00840-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.], April 1, 2010), available at …
/cdklawyers.com// 04/04/2010 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment for an employer in a discrimination case. Jackson v. Cal-W. Packaging Corp ., No. 09-20411 (5th Cir. March 2, 2010), available at http://www.ca5. …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/30/2010 <BR><p>An executive at an established corporation may be approached with a great business idea and the chance to be a founding member in a new start-up company. But before the executive makes a leap, …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/28/2010 <BR><p>The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment for an employer in a discrimination case. <em>Kretchmer v. Eveden Inc</em>., No. 09-10556 (5th Cir. March 12, …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/23/2010 <BR><p>The Court of Appeals located in Dallas, Texas recently enforced a forum selection clause contained in an employment agreement. <em>Godenick v. Mannatech, Inc</em>., No. 05-09-00269- …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/22/2010 <BR><p>Texas employers may wish to ask their key employees to sign non-compete agreements; these agreements prevent employees from competing with employers post-employment. But, cautions Dallas non- …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/16/2010 <BR><p>A non-compete agreement forbids an employee from competing with an employer post-employment. But, cautions Dallas non-compete attorney Keith Clouse, an employer must provide adequate …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/14/2010 <BR><p>Employers and employees may find themselves in litigation with one another over a breach of contract issue, the breach of a non-compete agreement, or a discrimination or retaliation matter. …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/07/2010 <BR><p>The Fifth Circuit ruled for an employer in a workplace retaliation matter. <em>Johnson v. Diversicare Afton Oaks LLC</em>, No. 08-20827 (5th Cir. Feb. 17, 2010), available at <a …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/05/2010 <BR><p>A non-compete agreement forbids an employee from competing with an employer post-employment and usually contains a provision forbidding the employee from using the employer’s confidential …
/cdklawyers.com// 02/28/2010 <BR><p>Federal law and Texas state law protect individuals from workplace discrimination on the basis of certain characteristics. For example, an employer cannot treat a worker unfairly because the …
/cdklawyers.com// 02/26/2010 <BR><p>Texas <a href="http://www.cdklawyers.com/keith_clouse.html" target="_blank">non-compete lawyer Keith Clouse</a> notes that the law governing non-compete agreements in …
/cdklawyers.com// 02/21/2010 <BR><p>An employee “blows the whistle” when the employee alleges corporate wrongdoing either by complaining to an internal company representative or by complaining to an external source, …
/cdklawyers.com// 02/19/2010 <BR><p>Severance agreements, or separation agreements, are often entered into by an employer and a departing employee. Keith Clouse, a Dallas attorney who regularly drafts employment contracts and …
/cdklawyers.com// 02/15/2010 <BR><p>An appellate court in Houston ruled for a former employee in a trade secret misappropriation case. <em> Gen. Insulation Co. v. King</em>, No. 14-08-00633-CV (Tex. App.— …
/cdklawyers.com// 02/14/2010 <BR><p>The San Antonio Court of Appeals recently ruled in a workplace retaliation matter. <em>Martinez v. Wilson County</em>, No. 04-09-00233-CV (Tex. App.—San Antonio January 13 …
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