Torosyan v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
| Torosyan v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Court | Connecticut Supreme Court |
| Decided | July 4, 1995 |
| Citation(s) | 662 A2d 89 (1995) |
| Keywords | |
| Contracts, just cause | |
Torosyan v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 662 A2d 89 (1995) is a US labor law case, concerning the contract of employment in state law for labor rights. It represents the approach in Connecticut.
Facts
Anushavan Torosyan claimed that he was unjustly terminated, because he was promised in an old staff handbook that he could be dismissed for good cause only. This was left out of the new handbook, but Torosyan had not agreed to any change.
Judgment
The Supreme Court of Connecticut held the original promise was one an employee could rely upon. An employer could not unilaterally convert an employee’s status to an at-will relation simply by issuing a second handbook. It would be improper to infer the employee consented to the new terms, simply because he or she wanted to continue work. The only alternative was to resign, giving up the job security the employer originally promised.
See also
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Employment contract cases
JI Case Co v National Labor Relations Board, 321 US 322 (1944)
Torosyan v Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Inc, 662 A2d 89 (1995)
Demasse v ITT Corp, 984 P2d 1138 (1999)
Asmus v Pacific Bell, 999 P2d 71 (2000)
Stark v Circle K Corp, 751 P2d 162 (1988)
Foley v Interactive Data Corp, 765 P2d 373 (1988)
Alexander v Gardner-Denver Co, 415 US 36 (1974)
14 Penn Plaza LLC v Pyett, 556 US 247 (2009)
See US labor law and inequality of bargaining power
