Legal Question in Business Law in New Jersey

if a company is involved in fraudulent business practices are their employment agreements with employess binding or valid


Asked on 3/22/12, 7:28 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

John Corbett Corbett Law Firm LLC

That is not possible to answer with the information given. An agreement to do something unlawful is not enforceable in a court. So, if the agreement requires the employee to participate in something unlawful, it is unenforceable to that extent. However, the fact that an employee believes that a company is doing something unlawful does not excuse performance of a valid contract. Conversely, the employee cannot evade the law by citing a contract that requires him or her to do something unlawful.

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Answered on 3/22/12, 7:39 pm


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