Q: Breach of Empl Contract; past employer offered acceptable settlement, now is dragging feet to pay. What's process?
Filed in Marion County, where past-employer operates. Fired w/o cause while under 3 year contract, the terms of which in ANY event required payment of 90 days pay. Long story short, employer through counsel has offered reasonable settlement, but now seems to be responding slowly to my attorney for confidentiality waiver and payment.There must be a timeline for this in Indiana Statute, or best practice?
A: You cannot force someone to settle a lawsuit. You say a settlement was offered. If the offer was not accepted, the lawsuit will proceed in court. If the offer was accepted, then you can no longer sue on the original claim. Instead, you would sue for breach of the settlement agreement. Despite all of this, please contact your attorney for more specific answers to your questions.
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