If my company asks me to attend a masters program and pays for it, it that a form of implied contract?
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If my company asks me to attend a masters program and pays for it, it that a form of implied contract?
My company asked me to apply for a masters program and paid for the deposit. Then without reason fired me right before school began, I even planned my pregnancy around school. On a bonus check a few months prior they wrote about looking forward to all I had to offer the company. Do I have a breach of contract case?
Asked on June 26, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
Cameron Norris, Esq. / Law Office of Gary W. Norris
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately, probably not. "Looking forward to all I had to offer the company" seems too general to be enforced and isn't specific to paying for a Master's program. California Civil Code Section 1624 dictates which contracts need to be in writing and includes contracts which cannot be performed within a year. It appears as though a Master's program probably cannot be performed within a year, so they probably have a good defense in that any agreement to pay for your Master's program would probably need to be in writing.
As unfortunate as that is, I don't think the law gives you much recourse in this situation.
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