Matagorda County Hospital District v. Burwell

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 2006-02-24

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PER CURIAM. The dispositive issue in this case is whether a statement in a personnel policy manual that “[ejmployees may be dismissed for cause” constitutes an agreement that dismissal may be only for cause, thereby modifying the at-will employment relationship. We hold it does not and therefore reverse the judgment of the court of appeals <a class="footnot…

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