Off-Duty Conduct Policy
(with Acknowledgment) (TX)

Summary

This template is an off-duty conduct policy for use by an employer in Texas to regulate an employee's off-duty conduct. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes and optional clauses. Policies restricting off-duty conduct must be evenly enforced and should focus on the effect the off-duty conduct has on the employee's job performance. Employers may include this policy in an employee handbook or distribute it as a standalone policy. It has been customized to comply with Texas and federal law. As a result, the text of this template differs from the non-jurisdictional Off-Duty Conduct Policy template. The practical guidance, drafting notes and optional clauses address issues under both Texas and federal law. For a state law survey on employees' off-duty conduct, see Off-Duty Conduct and Lawful Activities Discrimination State Law Survey. For a protest and political activity policy, including off-duty conduct, see Political and Protest Activity Policy. For a full listing of key content covering employee handbook considerations, see Employee Handbook Resource Kit.