Legal Question in Employment Law in Washington

contract with my employer

If I signed a contract with my employer that only uses masculin pronouns, and I am female, can I claim the contract is invalid since it does not apply to me as a woman?


Asked on 8/21/08, 12:57 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Susan Beecher Susan L. Beecher, Atty at Law

Re: contract with my employer

No, probably not. Though some contracts specifically state that masculine pronouns include feminine pronouns, it's generally understood that they do in any case, unless the presumption that you were male was otherwise material to the contract. (And there are not many cases where that would be legal.)

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Answered on 8/21/08, 10:04 am


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