Career Resources, Inc. v. Pearson Candy Co.

OPINION

NIERENGARTEN, Judge.

The appellant asserts the district court erred as a matter of law by concluding an employee was not terminated within thirty days and by concluding the respondent employment search firm is entitled to its placement fee. We reverse.

FACTS

Respondent Career Resources, Inc., an employment search firm, entered into an agreement with appellant Pearson Candy Company (Pearson) to place Career Resources’ client, Jeffrey Anderson, with Pearson; Pearson agreed to hire Anderson as a programmer analyst. Pearson was entitled to recover the placement fee from Career Resources if…