Legal Opinion
Goldman v. White Plains Center for Nursing Care, LLC
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 16, 2008PublishedCited by 30 opinions
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1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
In this case we must decide whether the expiration of a two-year employment contract gives rise to successive one-year implied contracts when the employee continues working for the employer without a new agreement. Based on the language of the contract before us, we conclude that plaintiff became an at-will employee at the end of the two-year period.
Plaintiff Lorraine Goldman entered into a written employment agreement to become the administrative director of two skilled nursing facilities for a two-year period commencing on April 1, 1990. The contract specified…
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