Labor & Employment Law

Texas Employment Lawyer. Texas Noncompete Agreements Enforceable.

By Robert Wood

Texas non-compete agreements can be enforceable in the context of at-will employment.  However, if the only promise made by the employer in the agreement is to hire the employee on at at-will basis, the agreement will fail for lack of consideration.  With few exceptions, for a non-compete agreement to be enforceable in Texas, the agreement must contain either an express or implied promise by the employer to provide confidential information to the employee.  Also, the agreement should contain a return promise by the employee not to use or disclose the employer's confidential information.  These promises can create a binding non-compete agreement in Texas even in the context of at-will employment.

Full post as published by Texas Non-Compete Law Blog on April 16, 2010 (boomark / email).