Legal Question in Business Law in Michigan

When is a contract considered unreasonible

My question is if some one signed a contract,but the employeer changes the policies when is it considered unreasonible?The contract I signed says she has the right to make reasonible changes.But she lowered my commision in some areas up to 25%,Changed the focus from home parties to a web site I didn't want, I now have to pay sales tax, Buy my own credit merchant machine, if I want to accept credit cards,pay 25$ a month for the web site, Print my own catalogs she even dropped our merchindise by at least half.I want to open my own business the contract says I wouldn't for one year, but did she void the contract


Asked on 4/14/03, 6:04 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Patricia Prince Patricia Gormely Prince, P.C.

Re: When is a contract considered unreasonible

Unfortunately, the question of reasonableness does not have single, well-defined answer. Usually, it depends on all of the circumsntances involved. If your employer's changes result in a fundamental change to your expectations under the contract, then you quite possibly would have claim to enforce the contract as it existed before the change or to cancel it. You also mentioned that there was a non-compete clause. These clauses are construed narrowly and they are not permitted to place a restraint on trade or your ability to make a living. The long and the short of it is that I need to know more specifics about the exact language of the contract before I can tell you what your best options are.

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Answered on 4/16/03, 8:41 am


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