Are Non-Compete Agreements Enforceable in Texas?
How Texas decides whether a covenant not to compete is enforceable: the Section 15.50 test, reasonable limits, reformation of overbroad clauses, and the stalled federal ban.
Employment
Final paychecks, PTO laws, non-competes, FMLA, severance, and unemployment procedures by state.
Employee vs Independent Contractor in Texas: How the Test Works
In Texas, employee vs independent contractor turns on the common-law right-to-control test. How the TWC 20-factor approach, the IRS three-category rules, and the FLSA economic-reality test each apply, and how to get a determination.
Can You Sue for Wrongful Termination in Georgia?
Georgia’s at-will rule makes most firings legal. Wrongful termination lawsuits are limited to firings that break a specific law, such as discrimination, retaliation, or breach of contract, and most discrimination claims start with an EEOC charge rather than a direct lawsuit.
Ohio PTO Payout at Termination: Rules for Unused Time Off
Ohio has no statute requiring unused PTO to be paid out at termination. Whether you receive a payout turns on your employer’s written policy and Ohio wage law.
How to Apply for FMLA Leave from a Florida Employer
FMLA is a federal law, and Florida has no state family-leave statute. Here is who qualifies, how much leave the law provides, and how to request it from a Florida employer.
Illinois PTO Payout at Termination: What the Law Requires
Earned, unused vacation and most PTO are part of final compensation in Illinois and must be paid when a job ends. Here is what the law requires, when the payout is due, and how to recover it.
New York Spread of Hours Pay: When You’re Owed an Extra Hour
New York’s spread of hours rule gives many workers an extra hour of pay when their workday spans more than 10 hours. Here is when it applies, how much it is, and how to recover it.
New York Break Laws: Meal Periods and Rest Time
How New York’s meal period law works: who gets a lunch break, how long it lasts, when the time must be paid, and the separate rules for rest and nursing employees.
Wrongful Termination in New York: What Counts and What to Do
New York is an at-will state, so most firings are legal. Wrongful termination covers the narrow set of firings that break a specific law, and this article explains what counts, the deadlines to act, and where a fired worker can file.
North Carolina Wage and Hour Act: Unpaid Wages and Your Rights
A plain-language guide to the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act: what counts as wages, the limits on paycheck deductions, when final pay is due, and how an employee recovers unpaid wages through the Commissioner of Labor or a lawsuit.
At-Will Employment in Ohio: What It Means for Workers
Ohio follows the at-will employment rule, so a job can end at any time for almost any reason. This article explains the exceptions that make some firings illegal.
Ohio Overtime Pay Laws: Who Qualifies and How It Works
How overtime pay works in Ohio: the one-and-one-half-times rule for hours over 40 in a workweek, which employers and employees are covered, who is exempt, how the rate is calculated, and how to recover unpaid overtime.