Are noncompete agreements in Texas enforceable if the employee is fired?

Originally published by Robert Wood.

I’m periodically contacted by an employee who says to me: My employer fired me. That means my noncompete goes away, right? Not exactly. There is no rule in Texas stating that if an employee is fired, rather than quits, a noncompete agreement that he signed goes away. The reason for this is simple: the consideration…
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