Texas Employment Offer Letter + Employee Confidentiality Agreement Template
For a private employer hiring an employee for an indefinite term who wants a compliant offer letter and the confidentiality, invention-assignment and non-solicitation agreement that protects the business. This edition of the form is completed for Texas: the governing statute, filing office and document names below are already typed in, and the clauses Texas law treats differently from the state-neutral version have been adjusted.
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What the Texas edition already fills in
Governing law line on the cover: Texas — the Fair Labor Standards Act, state wage-and-hour and employment law, and the Defend Trade Secrets Act.
| Item | Texas |
|---|---|
| Non-compete covenants | Enforceable if reasonable — Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 15.50 et seq.. Enforceable if ancillary to an otherwise enforceable agreement, supported by consideration (such as confidential information) and reasonable in time, geography and scope; courts must reform an overbroad covenant; special rules for physicians and, from 2025, other health-care practitioners. |
| Employee invention statute | None — the carve-out in Section 2.2 applies by contract |
| Written pay notice at hire | No specific statute; the offer letter itself states the pay rate and payday |
| Trade secrets statute | Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code ch. 134A |
What is inside
- Offer Letter: Key Terms table (position, schedule, classification, pay, benefits, probationary/introductory period, conditions) + 11 paragraphs the employee signs to accept
- Employee Confidentiality, Invention Assignment and Non-Solicitation Agreement: 5 articles with the permitted-disclosure and whistleblower notices, invention carve-out and Schedule A
- Instruction Sheet: the law behind each choice (probation or at-will, exempt vs non-exempt, required benefits, pay frequency, why there is no non-compete), day-one checklist, when the form is not enough
How it works
- Buy and download the zip (Word .docx files).
- Open the Instruction Sheet; it explains every field in plain language.
- Open the Texas edition and replace each yellow [BRACKETED FIELD].
- Delete the cover page, print or sign electronically, keep the signed original with your records.
Questions
Is this employment offer letter + employee confidentiality agreement valid in Texas?
Yes. The Texas edition is the state-neutral form with the Texas statute, filing office and document names typed in, and the clauses Texas treats differently adjusted. It is a template you complete yourself; have an attorney licensed in Texas review it if your situation is unusual.
What file do I get?
A zip with the Texas edition and all other 50 state editions, each as Word (.docx) files in English and Spanish, plus the Instruction Sheet. Open in Microsoft Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice.
How do I complete it?
Open the Instruction Sheet first. Replace each yellow [BRACKETED FIELD] with your information, delete the options you do not use, delete the cover page, then print or e-sign.
Do I need a notary or a lawyer?
The Instruction Sheet says when a signature needs a notary and lists the situations where the form is not enough and an attorney should review it.
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