Tobias DiPasquale on 21 Nov 2003 18:22:02 -0500


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Re: [PLUG] Legal Question


On Fri, 2003-11-21 at 18:02, Paul wrote:
> Is this legally binding?  Say I'm an employer and I give an employee a 
> $1000 bonus.  Accompanying the bonus is a letter stating that if the 
> employee quits or is terminated within six months the employee will have 
> to repay the $1000.  The employee isn't required to sign the letter, but 
> cashing the check is taken as agreement with the terms.  Can those terms 
> be legally enforced?

IANAL, but I believe that if he didn't sign anything, he doesn't agree
to the terms. Shrink-wrap licenses are similarly unenforceable.

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