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Breach of Implied Contract |
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If there was some
kind of agreement made between you and your employer and understood by the
parties, it is called an implied (or “implied-in-fact”) contract. This has
been known to include such agreements as verbal statements made by your
employer such things as promotions, or how employees are to be treated. The
company policy reflected in a handbook, or the company’s behavior towards
employees in the past may also support an implied contract or breach of promise
claim. Since employers want to protect themselves from a potential breach
of an implied contract they will often have their employees sign a form that
specifically states that company documents (i.e. handbooks, manuals, etc) do
not comprise a formal contract. If you signed one of these, then it may
override the potential implied contract.
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