Resign or be fired

[jiachini]

I live in Oregon. I was hired while living in PA. I signed a 3 year contract. After being employed for 6 months, I found out that my staff adamently disapproved of my hiring. The employee that I replaced remained on staff as part-time but could not let go of having the authority. Consequently, I was confronted with severe roadblocks for advancing the program I was hired to change. I had no support from my administrative boss. Ultimately, I was given the choice to resign or be fired. I uprooted my family from PA for this position, the company paid the moving costs, I bought a house dependant on my income for the 3 year contract. Is there any recourse since I was in a 3 year contract and there were only conflicts with my managerial style not performance?

 

[loku]

Your rights depend on the terms of your contract. The legal question would be whether they had good cause to terminate you under the terms of the contract.

There is a possible exception that may help you. The parties to a contact have a duty not to interfere with the performance of the other parties, so if you could prove that the problem was caused by an unreasonable interference on the part of the company, you could win a breach of contract suit.

To find out if you have a good case, you should contact an employment law attorney in Oregon. Your case, if you have one, is a fairly sophisticated one to prove.