In addition to containing reasonable restrictions as to time, geographic scope and scope of activity to be restrained, Texas imposes additional requirements for enforceable covenants not to compete with licensed physicians. Those additional requirements include that the covenant:
not deny the physician access to a list of his patients whom he had seen or treated
This legislative session the Texas Legislature passed, and the Governor signed, amendments that significantly expands the scope of the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act ("Act") as it relates to individuals with disabilities.
The amendment provides that:
With only a few weeks left in the 2009 Texas legislative session, here is an update on the status of several bills to watch for Texas employers. To see a bill’s current status, click on the links below that are updated by the Texas legislature.
On March 20, 2009 I posted an entry about several leave of absence bills pending in the Texas Legislature. Today I want to highlight a few other bills that will effect Texas employers if passed.
There are several pending bills in the Texas legislature that could effect the leaves of absence private employers must make available to their employees. Some of these types of leaves have already been passed in more liberal states such as California and Massachusetts. Pending leave of absence bills in the Texas legislature include: