My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: Texas
My husband is 52 years old, and has had a successful career in radio management for over 30 years. Until a week ago, he was the General Manager of two radio stations, with a recently renewed 2-year contract. In this contract it states that there will be a 30-day notice for termination of employment, and though I don't have it with me at the moment, I know that it also stipulates reasons for termination - poor performance, criminal behavior, etc... There was also a clause which allowed reimbursement for unused vacation time.
My husband was fired without notice, and without reason. All radio stations have good and bad months, and before being fired, he had two in a row that were not so great, but not that bad. Considering he was responsible in a 40% revenue increase over a the past 3 years, with no ratings increase of any kind, that's quite an incredible feat. There is no way anyone can increase or even maintain revenue amounts on a monthly basis - even if there was an increase in ratings. Regardless of those two months, they were still ahead in annual billing from the prior year.
Long story short, he was fired without warning, and without a 30-day notice. His position wasn't done away with, as he was replaced by one of his sales people. My husband was given a severance package, however, of three months pay plus the portion of benefits the company had been paying. This severance package did not include unused vacation time, which was nearly 3 weeks.
What makes me mad is that his boss knew he was violating the contract and did it anyway - and that was straight from the horses mouth! His boss was worried that if he stayed on board for 30 more days, that he would be too busy looking for a job to work. This man has a masters in Public Policy, and he STILL knowingly did this!
My husband could have had 30 days to look for a similar position, while he still HAD a job with respect, but now, my 52 year old husband has to tell potential bosses that he was fired. The chances of him getting a comparable job are pretty slim.
So my question is, what recourse do we have, if any, regarding this matter? Is this breach of contract? Should we be consulting an attorney?
Thanks so much in advance.

