Mohr v. Arachnid, Inc.

The plaintiff, Jackie Mohr, appeals from the trial court’s dismissal with prejudice of her complaint seeking severance pay from the defendant, Arachnid, Inc., her former employer. The trial court dismissed the complaint with prejudice on the basis that the agreement promising severance pay was not supported by any consideration on the part of the plaintiff. We reverse and remand.

At issue on appeal is whether an employee’s continued work for her employer can constitute consideration which would support an express agreement to pay severance wages.

This litigation commenced with the filing of the…