The Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston recently held that it is the date the employee is provided notice of termination, and not the termination date itself, that commences the statute of limitations in a breach of contract case. You can read the Memorandum Opinion in Malallah v. Noble Logistic Services, Inc. here.
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Texas Supreme Court Holds Employers May Be Held Liable for Unilateral Contracts Created with At-will Employees
By Russell Cawyer on
Posted in Judicial Updates
The Texas Supreme Court held that unilateral contracts can be formed with at-will employees when employers make promises to employees and those employees perform based on that promise. In Vanegas v. American Energy Services, Inc. the Supreme Court was asked to decide the enforceability of an employer’s alleged promise to pay five percent of the proceeds of…