Ernie Hemingway Was Fired by His Employer,Gerty Stein's Sweat Shop

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Essay

Ernie Hemingway was fired by his employer,Gerty Stein's Sweat Shop.After he was fired,Ernie received a letter from Sweat Shop offering him double severance pay in exchange for a release of all age discrimination claims against the company.Ernie signed the release and put it in a mailbox outside the post office.Later,Ernie changed his mind and called Sweat Shop to say "I refuse your offer and will be filing suit for age discrimination." Is Ernie's withdrawal of his acceptance of Sweat Shop's offer effective? Why or why not?

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UCC Section 2-301

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Basic Duty

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Consolidated Electric

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