Separation From Employment: Texas
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Authors: Shafeeqa W. Giarratani and Kimberly King, Norton Rose Fulbright
Summary
- Under the Texas employment-at-will doctrine, either the employee or employer can terminate the employment relationship without cause. See Termination for Cause.
- Several Texas laws protect employees from retaliatory discharge for engaging in certain protected activities. See Retaliation.
- Texas permits employers to discipline or terminate employees if they discover that they employee had previously falsified military records. See Termination for Falsifying Military Records.