Legal Opinion
Woolley v. Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 9, 1985PublishedCited by 275 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
WILENTZ, C.J.
I
The issue before us is whether certain terms in a company’s employment manual may contractually bind the company. We hold that absent a clear and prominent disclaimer, an implied promise contained in an employment manual that an employee will be fired only for cause may be enforceable against an employer even when the employment is for an indefinite term and would otherwise be terminable at will.
II
Plaintiff, Richard Woolley, was hired by defendant, Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., in October 1969, as an Engineering Section Head in defendant’s…
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