Texas is an at-will employment state where employees and employers are free to end the employment relationship at any time and almost for any reason. The Texas Supreme Court has created a single public policy exception to the at-will employment rule –the Sabine Pilot wrongful discharge claim. Under that judicially created claim, an employee has a
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Supreme Court of Texas to Determine if Punitive Damages Recoverable in Wrongful Termination Claim
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Houston Court of Appeals Nixes Individual Supervisor Liability in Public Policy Wrongful Termination Claim
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In Physio GP, Inc. v. Naifeh, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston held, in a case of first impression, that an individual cannot be held personally liable for a Sabine Pilot cause of action. A Sabine Pilot or public policy wrongful termination claim is a narrow exception to the general rule of at-will…