Legal Opinion
Richardson v. Winthrop School Department
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided November 12, 2009No. Ken-09-140PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMead, J.
[¶ 1] Phillip Richardson appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Kennebec
County, Mills, J.) in favor of the Winthrop School Department (Department) dismissing Richardson’s complaint alleging the Department’s failure to pay unused vacation time upon his retirement. Because the plain language of Richardson’s employment contract limited his vacation pay upon retirement to thirty days, we affirm the judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] Richardson worked as the principal of Winthrop High School from 1988 until his retirement on June 30, 2005. On September 30, 2004, Richardson signed an employment…
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