BREACH OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
Just as your employment contract binds you to perform certain duties, your employer is bound to fulfill certain promises to you. These promises can include the right to not be terminated without cause, promises relating to the duration of employment, and many others. You are entitled to enforce the employer’s end of the agreement just as they would enforce yours. At Fett Law, we handle all types of breach of contract cases, from enforcing the terms of the contract on behalf of employees, to defending employees when an employer claims you have breached the contract.
FEATURED BREACH OF CONTRACT CASE
$1,572,626 Breach of Employment, Stock Rights Contract Award
As appearing in MI Lawyers Weekly, this award was the second largest arbitration award in Michigan for the year 2016.
Our client, Daniel Arban, was hired as Vice President and General Manager of a company in Southwest Michigan pursuant to a five year employment agreement that provided for termination only for cause. In the event of termination without just cause, the agreement provided for liquidated damages equal to the unpaid balance of the contract at $265,000 per year.
Daniel was terminated and the employer accused Daniel of various offenses in attempt to justify the wrongful termination. Because we are able to discredit these allegations, the arbitrators easily rejected these grounds as pretextual and found Daniel was wrongfully terminated without cause. The panel also found that Daniel was entitled to compensation for the stock rights the contract provided for.
You can read more about the case at $1,572 Million Wrongful Termination Award.
If your employer has breached your employment contract or is claiming you breached the contract, contact Fett Law today by calling us at 734-954-0100 or by submitting the contact form below. You can get a jump start on the process by completing our case evaluation form on our Contracts Case Evaluation page.
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