ERISA Notwithstanding, Termination of Employment to Avoid Paying Pension Benefits Creates a Cause of Action for Wrongful Discharge: McClendon v. Ingersoll-Rand Co., 779 S.W.2d 69 (Tex. 1989)

Analyzes the Texas Supreme Court case McClendon v. Ingersoll-Rand co. and its impact on Texas employment law. Specifically it discusses the exception it created to the Employment-At-Will Doctrine when an employer fires an employee to avoid paying pension benefits. This decision has in effect created a new cause of action for employees wrongfully discharged.