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TADC EMPLOYMENT LAW NEWSLETTER -- Spring 2009 R. Edward Perkins, Editor Jaime Lopez, Assistant Editor Sheehy, Ware & Pappas, P.C. -- Houston, Texas I. Texas Supreme Court Decisions. Proof of Discriminatory Intent - In order for a statement or remark to serve as evidence of discrimination, it must be related to the employee's protected class; close in time to the employment decision; made by an individual with authority over the decision; ...

Emerging Trends In Non- Compete Agreements: A Light Decision By R. Edward Perkins and Steven O. Grubbs For a number of years, at-will employers in Texas struggled to satisfy certain covenant not to compete requirements created by Light v. Centel Cellular Co. of Texas, 883 S.W.2d 642 (Tex. 1994). In particular, employers grappled with the issue of whether a promise to provide confidential information to an at-will employee was sufficient ...

TADC EMPLOYMENT LAW NEWSLETTER -- Spring 2008 R. Edward Perkins, Editor Nicole S. Muendelein, Assistant Editor William H. Whitaker, Assistant Editor Sheehy, Serpe & Ware, P.C. -- Houston, Texas I. Texas Supreme Court Decisions. Texas Whistleblower Act - In order for a personnel action to be "adverse," the action must likely deter a reasonable, similarly situated employee from reporting a violation of the law. In ...

TADC EMPLOYMENT LAW NEWSLETTER -- FALL 2007 R. Edward Perkins, Editor William Whitaker, Assistant Editor Sheehy Serpe & Ware, P.C. -- Houston, Texas I. TEXAS SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. A. FORUM SELECTION CLAUSES - Generally Honored in Employment Contracts. In the case of In re AutoNation, Inc., 228 S.W.3d 663 (Tex. 2007), Garrick Hatfield signed a "Confidentiality, No-Solicitation/No-Hire and Non-Compete ...

TADC EMPLOYMENT LAW NEWSLETTER -- Spring 2007 R. Edward Perkins, Editor Chris M. Knudsen, Assistant Editor Benjamin C. Connally, Assistant Editor William H. Whitaker, Assistant Editor Sheehy, Serpe & Ware, P.C. -- Houston, Texas I. TEXAS SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. A. Covenants Not To Compete - An At-Will Employee's Covenant Not To Compete Becomes Enforceable When The Employer Performs The Promises It Made In Exchange For The ...

TADC EMPLOYMENT LAW NEWSLETTER Fall 2006 R. Edward Perkins, Editor Ben Connally, Assistant Editor Tamara Ruen, Assistant Editor Sheehy Serpe & Ware, P.C. -- Houston, TX INTRODUCTION This newsletter summarizes and analyzes the most significant cases impacting the employment law practice since the Spring of 2006. While it is not a comprehensive digest of every case involving employment law during this period or of every holding in the ...

TADC EMPLOYMENT LAW NEWSLETTER -- Spring 2006 R. Edward Perkins, Editor Adam Robison, Assistant Editor Tamara Ruen, Assistant Editor Sheehy, Serpe & Ware, P.C. -- Houston, Texas I. TEXAS SUPREME COURT DECISIONS A. At-Will Employment In Matagorda County Hospital District v. Burwell, 49 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 370 (February 24, 2006), Christine Burwell sued Matagorda County Hospital District for breach of contract and age discrimination after it terminated ...

tadc employment law newsletter -- fall 2005 R. Edward Perkins, Editor Benjamin C. Connally, Assistant Editor Adam Robison, Assistant Editor Chris M. Knudsen, Assistant Editor Sheehy Serpe & Ware, P.C. - Houston, Texas I. TEXAS SUPREME COURT DECISIONS A. Retaliatory Discharge - Sufficiency Of The Evidence In Haggar Clothing Co. v. Hernandez, 164 S.W.3d 386 (Tex. 2005), Altagracia ...

TADC EMPLOYMENT LAW NEWSLETTER -- SPRING 2005 R. Edward Perkins, Editor Benjamin C. Connally, Assistant Editor Adam Robison, Assistant Editor Chris M. Knudsen, Assistant Editor Sheehy Serpe & Ware, P.C. -- Houston, Texas I. United States Supreme Court A. The United States Supreme Court holds that "disparate impact" cases are available under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act Of 1967, with exceptions.  ...

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TADC EMPLOYMENT LAW NEWSLETTER -- Spring 2002 R. Edward Perkins, Editor Sheehy, Serpe & Ware, P.C. -- Houston, Texas 1. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT OPINIONS Court holds that penalty provision providing for an additional 12 weeks of FMLA leave is invalid. In Ragsdale v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc., ____ U.S. ____, 122 S. Ct. 1155, 1159, ____ L. Ed. 2d ____ (2002), Tracy Ragsdale ("Ragsdale") began working at a ...