I am a physician and signed a contract with the organization. This was not countersigned. Is this binding
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I am a physician and signed a contract with the organization. This was not countersigned. Is this binding
I am a physician and the organization that I work with continues to extend contracts. The contract extension is for 1 year. I signed the contract, but it has not been countersigned and I do not have the contract. I was approached by the administrator and told that they wanted me to sign another contract for 2 months and that the other contract will be void. I do not want to do this. Is the contract that I signed binding without the countersignature of the organization.
Asked on June 4, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
You are correct: if they presented the contract to you (rather than you to them, or it being mutually negotiated between you and them) then by them presenting the contract to you, they made an offer (and showed their consent to the terms they came up with); when you accepted that offer (by signing) you created a binding contract. You and they together could voluntarily choose to cancel the contract and replace it with a new one, but you'd have to consent or agree to do that; otherwise, you can enforce the existing contract for its full length or duration.
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