Quite simply they mean that in a controversy between you and the company in court the case will be decided by a judge rather than a jury and that your claim would have to be brought alone and not as part of any class action or group claim. This latter provision effectively forecloses the ability of a class of employees litigating a common claim against the employer in a class action; each employee would have to bring his or her claim separately. I have no idea whether Texas courts would invalidate either of these provisions as I have not researched Texas case law on the matter. That’s something to ask an employment law attorney in Texas.

