Category: Employment Contracts

Understand Your Rights Under a Severance Agreement in Texas

Galo Law Firm
April 27, 2026
Employment Contracts

A severance agreement is a legally binding contract between you and your employer that outlines compensation and conditions when your employment ends. A severance agreement can affect your pay, benefits, and legal rights. In Texas, you have the right to review, negotiate, and decline…

Don’t sign a severance agreement without considering your options

Galo Law Firm
April 1, 2015
Employment Contracts

Lots of people have had to deal with being laid off, but it doesn’t have to be without its rewards. If your employment is terminated, you could be asked to sign a severance agreement, which is a contract that releases the employee and protects…

Independent contractor terms in Texas

Galo Law Firm
February 25, 2015
Employment Contracts

If you work as an independent contractor, you may be concerned about how workplace laws apply to you. A contract laborer, or independent contractor, is someone who is hired in to do a job but isn’t an employee of the company who has hired…

Signing a contract? Stop! Make sure your rights are upheld

Galo Law Firm
January 8, 2015
Employment Contracts

As a potential employee looking at a contract, you need to ask yourself a few things. The most important thing is, “Is this fair?” Some contracts are not in your best interest, so it’s important to check over the fine print carefully. In many…

Be protected while being a whistleblower against fraud in Texas

Galo Law Firm
December 11, 2014
Employment Contracts

When you enter into an employment contract, it’s binding. Unfortunately, sometimes the people you sign a contract with are committing fraud or other crimes, and you have to blow the whistle. You are protected by law if you have to be a whistleblower against…

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