Unilateral mistake found in denial of severance benefits – $86,000 Arbitration Award 
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Published: April 13, 2009
Claimant was employed by the respondent pursuant to an employment contract executed shortly before the start of the claimant’s employment. This employment contract provided for 12 months of severance pay (with a partial offset for income from new employment).
Several days after the claimant began his employment with respondent, he was presented with a stack of ...
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