An increasingly common employment agreement is one which requires the employee to forfeit a part of his/her salary if certain conditions are not met. In Rieves v. Buc-ee’s, 532 S.W.3d 845 (Tex.App. Hou. (14th District.) 2017), the Fourteenth Court of Appeals addressed one such agreement. In her agreement, Kelley Rieves agreed to give up
Just when we thought the Texas Supreme Court cleared things up regarding non-compete agreements, the court issues another decision that muddies the water. In Exxon Mobil Co. v. Drennen, 2014 WL 4782974 (Tex. 2014), the court addressed a non-compete agreement in which the employee would forfeit deferred
You work for an employer. The employer has trade secrets and leads it wants to protect. It asks you to sign a non-compete agreement when you hire on. Most non-compete agreements provide that after you leave your job, you will not compete with your employer for a specified amount of time. Is that non-compete agreement