Legal Question in Employment Law in California

I have a verbal contract with my employer (with emails confirming the basic agreement) and he is refusing to sign the written agreement. At this time he is ignoring my calls and pretending as if I do not exist, not allowing me to be a part of the team. I have been acting as the company CEO and that was the position we agreed on for me via emai. What rights do I have to enforce the verbal contract? We have worked together for 4 months. He has not paid me as the agreement was to pay me as the contract was signed and I would get 30% of the company as part of my compensation.


Asked on 7/29/16, 9:25 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Perry Law Offices of Charles R. Perry

Oral empoyment agreements are enforceable under California law. You may be able to treat this as a "written agreement" if there are Emails issued by your employer. On the other hand, employment agreements are "at will," meaning the terms can change going forward.

Bottom line: it's not possible to tell you what your rights are, based on what you wrote. You also don't want that kind of advice in a public forum. You really need to reach out to an attorney that handles employee-side labor matters for advice.

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Answered on 7/29/16, 10:47 am


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