Court Dismissed Breach of Contract Claim
A New York appellate court granted summary judgment on a physician’s claim that his employer breached its contract when it exercised the “for convenience” termination provision. Contrary to the physician’s assertions, the court found that the agreement was enforced as written. Meaning, the physician received 180-day written notice of the termination, was given an opportunity to seek other employment, and was paid during the relevant time period. What’s more, the court found there was no basis for the physician’s claims that the termination was, in fact, “for cause,” when the no cause termination provisions were followed. Ali-Hasan v. St. Peter’s Health Partners Med. Assocs., P.C.