DePhillips v. Zolt Construction Co.

At issue is whether a discharged employee’s action based upon his employer’s alleged violations of discipline and grievance terms in an employee handbook is subject to the six-year statute of limitations applicable to actions upon contracts in writing. We conclude that the six-year limitations period does not apply because as a matter of law the handbook at issue here does not contain all of the essential elements of a written contract. We also hold that insofar as petitioner’s claim is premised upon an alleged employer promise contained in the handbook of specific treatment in specific…