If an employer has the employee to sign a contract but doesn’t pay the contract amount, is that legal?
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If an employer has the employee to sign a contract but doesn’t pay the contract amount, is that legal?
I work for a franchise company as a subcontractor and had to sign a contract for services provided. When I received my pay there were fees taken that I was not told about and my money was not the amount that was stated on the contract. Can the company be made to honor the contract and without retaliation?
Asked on April 8, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
A contract is enforceable as poer its plain terms: they have to pay you what they agreed, and cannot take out any fees not in the contract. You could sue for breach of contract to enforce its terms (get the money owed you and a court order that they pay the correct amount going forward) and if they retaliated against you for enforcing your contractual rights, that itself would give rise to another lawsuit.
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