Baxter, at Age 45, Was Hired as the General Manager

question 18

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Baxter, at age 45, was hired as the general manager of the CountrySide Shipping Company by Carrothers, the company president. The initial contract of employment was for a three-year term and was embodied in an exchange of letters between Baxter and Carrothers in 2008. At the end of the three-year term, Baxter continued on as general manager, receiving annual increases in salary, executive profit sharing, pension contributions, and discretionary bonuses, if business was exceptionally good in a given year. In January 2020, for no apparent reason, Carrothers called Baxter into his office, and told him his services were no longer required. Carrothers offered Baxter a week's salary as "severance pay." At the time of termination, Baxter was earning a salary of $70,000 per year, received company paid pension contributions of $5,000 annually, and, in 2019, had received $3,000 from profits shared, and a $5,000 bonus. If Baxter wished to have his job back, rather than receive damages, he could ask the court for an award of specific performance.

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