What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA
Dear Friends,
I truly hope a lawyer or a professional in the legal field can point me in the right direction.
I work for a company (18 months) that had made promises in writing (Via email) to me to issue stock in the company if I achieved set goals (upto 25% of the remaining stock after the sale of the company). Those goals have been met, and I have drafts of the contract issuing me the stock (up to 7%) from the founder of the company, and another 10% in options (valued at $500,000) that I have 6 years to exercise at the price of $200,000. When the companies lawyers drafted the change in stock ownership exchanging the minority owner to now the majority owner, they left me out.
I confronted the CEO who told me it just wasn't going to happen. And I would not receive the stock or the options. As of today both are valued close to $850,000 and soon to grow based on the new business at Wal-Mart.
The other major issue at hand is that based on the new ownership structure I agreed to take a pay cut down to $100,000 from $120,000 (plus bonus). But now my pay is at $80,000 and I am told that's all they can afford right now. I have this all in writing and the drafts to the contracts.
I just found this out on Thursday, and not sure if I should lawyer up now, or take the blow and be happy I still have a job in these times we are in.
I posted this same issue on the employment board, but noticed that this wasnt as much an employment law issue as much as it is a Contract law issue. Can the emails and agreement via email to move forward accaptance of a contract? The Emails have a Re: "Comp Package" title.
Thank you in advance.
Lance
Dear Friends,
I truly hope a lawyer or a professional in the legal field can point me in the right direction.
I work for a company (18 months) that had made promises in writing (Via email) to me to issue stock in the company if I achieved set goals (upto 25% of the remaining stock after the sale of the company). Those goals have been met, and I have drafts of the contract issuing me the stock (up to 7%) from the founder of the company, and another 10% in options (valued at $500,000) that I have 6 years to exercise at the price of $200,000. When the companies lawyers drafted the change in stock ownership exchanging the minority owner to now the majority owner, they left me out.
I confronted the CEO who told me it just wasn't going to happen. And I would not receive the stock or the options. As of today both are valued close to $850,000 and soon to grow based on the new business at Wal-Mart.
The other major issue at hand is that based on the new ownership structure I agreed to take a pay cut down to $100,000 from $120,000 (plus bonus). But now my pay is at $80,000 and I am told that's all they can afford right now. I have this all in writing and the drafts to the contracts.
I just found this out on Thursday, and not sure if I should lawyer up now, or take the blow and be happy I still have a job in these times we are in.
I posted this same issue on the employment board, but noticed that this wasnt as much an employment law issue as much as it is a Contract law issue. Can the emails and agreement via email to move forward accaptance of a contract? The Emails have a Re: "Comp Package" title.
Thank you in advance.
Lance