Q: I am looking for someone to look at a work contract that I would like to get out of. The employer is threatening to sue
I never started for the employer, nor ever had a start date. He never paid me a penny. I signed a contract out of stupidity- I actually feel I was mislead about the position and what it would entail. I have been trying to tell him to hire someone else for the last 2 week and every time I do he tells me if I don't work for him I am going to owe him up to $25,000. I feel threatened and that if I work for him would be strictly because I have been threatened and that I would be putting myself into a hostile work environment.
A:
Employment contracts, as agreements for personal services, will not be "specifically enforced" by the courts. That means you cannot be forced to work for the employer. As for owing $25,000, that would require an examination of the contract and some assumptions about whether the employer has been injured and its potential monetary damages.
Justia is not a site for obtaining legal advice as a client. You should retain counsel to look at the contract and advise you subject to the attorney-client privilege.
Justia Ask a Lawyer is a forum for consumers to get answers to basic legal questions. Any information sent through Justia Ask a Lawyer is not secure and is done so on a non-confidential basis only.
The use of this website to ask questions or receive answers does not create an attorney–client relationship between you and Justia, or between you and any attorney who receives your information or responds to your questions, nor is it intended to create such a relationship. Additionally, no responses on this forum constitute legal advice, which must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case. You should not act upon information provided in Justia Ask a Lawyer without seeking professional counsel from an attorney admitted or authorized to practice in your jurisdiction. Justia assumes no responsibility to any person who relies on information contained on or received through this site and disclaims all liability in respect to such information.
Justia cannot guarantee that the information on this website (including any legal information provided by an attorney through this service) is accurate, complete, or up-to-date. While we intend to make every attempt to keep the information on this site current, the owners of and contributors to this site make no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the information contained in or linked to from this site.
