Legal Question in Business Law in Oregon
I am an independent contractor working as a medical transcriptionist. I want to raise my per line rate, but the clinic I work for says I cannot do so due to my "contract" with them. I have no "contract" but a "Letter of Agreement" (LOA) to perform transcription services. The rate I currently charge is in the LOA, but there is no where in the LOA that says I cannot change my rate. Where do I go from here?
1 Answer from Attorneys
A "letter of agreement" is a contract, if you signed it.
What is the term of the agreement? That is, what is its ending date? You can certainly increase your rate after the ending date. If it has no ending date, it is probably an invalid contract.
Does the agreement obligate you do do any certain amount of work? If not, it is really a unilateral offer, and you can simply decline to work at the rate offered.
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