Legal Question in Business Law in Florida

Can an Employee Handbook be interpreted as a contract?

I was suddenly dismissed from my employment as a manager of a credit union on 10/31/05... since I was a manager I was familiar with the employee handbook and its stated progressive discipline procedure leading up to a termination... none of this was done in my case. I am aware that since 2002 in a case in Wash. DC Dantley v Howard University many courts have construed handbooks to be actual contracts, despite disclaimers...My question is has there been any cases in Florida that have construed employee handbooks as actual contracts?


Asked on 5/20/06, 8:53 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Thomas Shigo The Shigo Law Firm, P.A.

Re: Can an Employee Handbook be interpreted as a contract?

Generally, Florida courts are reluctant to find that an employee handbook creates an employment contract. However, this is very fact specific and there are some cases were employee hand book provisions have constituted a an enforceable contract.

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Answered on 5/22/06, 9:22 am


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