Fired Illinois assistants, administration in contract dispute
December 26, 2011 8:02 PM
But during the summer of 2010, shortly before Illinois opened camp, those assistants were given a formal contract to sign that contained a clause that wasn't in the original agreement.
It stated: "In any Contract year ending after January 31, 2011, either party may terminate this Contract effective at the end of the Contract year by giving written notice of termination to the other party no later than 60 days prior to January 31 of the current contract year."
Some of the Illinois assistants signed the formal contract without checking the fine print to make sure it squared with what they were told when they first were brought onboard at the school. But even if they had balked at the clause, their options were limited at that point -- they had arrived at Illinois seven months before and there were no other jobs available.
Pat Forde
It stated: "In any Contract year ending after January 31, 2011, either party may terminate this Contract effective at the end of the Contract year by giving written notice of termination to the other party no later than 60 days prior to January 31 of the current contract year."
Some of the Illinois assistants signed the formal contract without checking the fine print to make sure it squared with what they were told when they first were brought onboard at the school. But even if they had balked at the clause, their options were limited at that point -- they had arrived at Illinois seven months before and there were no other jobs available.
Pat Forde
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