Texas Questions and Answers
Implied Contract Exceptions - Texas Examples?
My California-based company announced that they were shutting down our Texas facility. Two VPs come in later and indicate that Texas R&D will remain indefinitely - that is was only the manufacturing f...
1 answer | asked Jul 17, 2002 10:05 AM [EST] | applies to Texas
Ok for salary, not ok for hourly...
Myself, and four other employees of a large company were suspended without pay approximately 3 weeks ago.. pending termination. We were brought up on charges of misconduct, and violating the code of b...
1 answer | asked Jul 16, 2002 1:17 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
need help
My wife is paid on salery based on 45 hours a week. she has not had a day off for 28 days including sundays due to no relif manager available, Not her fault. she is required to keep an office open dur...
1 answer | asked Jul 11, 2002 5:04 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
Forfiture of commissions upon voluntary termination
In Texas, is an employment agreement provision calling for the forfiture of earned but unpaid sales commissions upon voluntary termination of employment legal? Specifics: Texas work-from-home rep of C...
2 answers | asked Jul 6, 2002 4:32 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
Threat in the workplace and ADA
My sister encountered an interesting situation at work. She worked for a manager who tormented his employees in fact when she joined the team two members of the team left to pursue other opportunities...
1 answer | asked Jun 27, 2002 10:25 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
Non-Compete vs. unethical business practices
Hi, I am a Consultant and signed a non compete agreement with a former employer. I recently accepted an offer at a new employer, which was a former client of my previous employer. The agreement states...
2 answers | asked Jun 22, 2002 5:40 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
Severance pay without signed agreement
My husband was recently laid-off from his job. He was sent a legal agreement in the mail from the corporate office which sounded very "fishy" . The agreement said he would never seek future employment...
1 answer | asked May 16, 2002 10:06 AM [EST] | applies to Texas
Non Compete on the table after 2 years employeed
I have been employeed for the same company for 2 years and have never signed any non-compete contracts. At my 2 year mark after my employer finally had seen how valuable I had become to his company he...
1 answer | asked May 14, 2002 1:04 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
Golden Umbrella Insurance
I am considering employment at a small (less than 20 employees) company that is well established (third generation) in Florida but want to insure against business failure. I am interested in a policy ...
1 answer | asked May 8, 2002 9:24 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
Suing for illegal interview questions
I was asked two questions in a job interview that I believe were illegal. Do I have a family? Am I married? Do I have children, how old. What is his daycare situation? These were the first questions I...
2 answers | asked May 6, 2002 10:57 AM [EST] | applies to Texas