At my job if I signed a contract with a company, does that contract become null and void if I get fired?
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At my job if I signed a contract with a company, does that contract become null and void if I get fired?
I’m an account manager at a company and I’ve learned that I will be terminated soon. The account I manage has a contract with another company, since I signed the contract does the contract become null and void if I get terminated? This is the language: Termination: lf for any reason the client terminates this agreement, the client will be charged a 15o/o planning fee. Any services provided by X prior to cancellation, will also be billed at client’s expense.
Asked on May 9, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, New York
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
No, the termination of an employee has no effect on the enforceabilty or continued validity of contracts he or she signed in the course of his or her employment. When you sign a contract as part of your job, you are signing as representative or agent of your employer, not on your own behalf (i.e. you are not a party to the contract and are not personally bound by it). Therefore, your own employment status as no bearing on the contract, since the contract is with your employer, not you.
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