QUESTION
Is there time limit in filing a breach of con tract lawsuit?
Asked on Jun 20th, 2017 on Breach of Contract - West Virginia
More details to this question:
I was laid off of my job in February of this year. I had signed a contract stating that I would give the company I worked for 30 days notice in writing if I left the company and if for whatever reason my job ended they would have to give ms 60 days notice in writing. They gave me 2 weeks verbal notice. That is the just of it but there is more to this.
1 ANSWER
Yes, there is a time limit, but unless a shorter time was set forth in your employment agreement, I believe you would be well within it. I don't know what the statute of limitations for breach of contract is in West Virginia, but in most states it is between 3 to 5 years from the breach. The problem may be that your former employer, given that it is laying people off, may not have the money to pay you even if you win your lawsuit.
Answered on Jun 21st, 2017 at 10:50 AM