Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida
binding or not a binding contract!
I signed a 12 month agreement, as an independent contractor, to provide, on an-as-called basis, a certain skilled service to a Florida organization. The agreement document conditioned the organization that I shall be provided ''exclusive non-compete status''; in addition to a 30 days written advance notice upon terminating the agreement, and an arbitration clause; all to be enjoyed by me throughout the life of the agreement. The organization used my services and paid for my services accordingly throughout the first month of the life of the agreement, but never signed the agreement document, and never gave me a 30 day advance notice before it abandoned the whole arrangement. The organization required the service which I was providing and, ultimately, awarded it to a different service provider. Is there a binding agreement /(implied agreement?) for the 11 months balance remaining in the agreement? What righful claims, if any, can I legally raise? and what is the applicable statute of limitation?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: binding or not a binding contract!
If the agreement was NOT signed, then it seems that a verbal agreement would be the only other legal avenue . . . however, it is questionable whether you could enforce a verbal personal service agreements in Florida . . . filing a small claims case on your own (its a 1 page form) might not be a bad option if your damages are $5K or under.
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