A non-compete agreement in Texas is enforceable if it meets all five requirements under Texas law: it is part of an otherwise enforceable agreement; there is valid consideration; reasonable in time; reasonable in geographic scope; and reasonable in activities restrained. If the non-compete agreement satisfies all four elements, then the answer to the question: “Is […]
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Texas is no exception to companies hiring employees as “independent contractors” to skilled positions. Sometimes companies legitimately hire independent contractors to perform specific tasks that they cannot or prefer not to perform in-house. This combination of uses for independent contractors has led to an ever-growing subset of workers outside the traditional employer-employee relationship. The employer-independent contractor relationship
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Moral turpitude is an old legal term that simply means depraved or immoral. The term most commonly applies to crimes of moral turpitude and how that class of crimes affects other areas of law. Moral turpitude crimes may affect contract terms, employment law and immigration. (A conviction for a crime of moral turpitude may also
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