ce Hopper C 0 Marketing Str.. Trading Fath Case Study 6-c ACCT 2102 Sylla MydeorgiaSout. Sylebus-LSTD Chapt - The Legal Environment of Business A Managerial Approach: Theory to Practice- Melvin, Guerra-Pujol, 3e, Overview and Language of Contracts Page CASE SUMMARY 6.1 Chambers v. Travelers Companies, 668 F.3d 559 (8th Cir. 2012) UNILATERAL CONTRACT Chambers worked for Travelers as a managing director Questions arose regarding her management style and effectiveness, and she was fired Among her claims against Travelers, she claimed that she was due a bonus eamed. In February 2007, Travelers provided Chambers a Total Compensation Summary for the year that included a bonus of $30,000. The summary clearly stated that bonuses were at the discretion of Travelers. In September 2007 her boss provided Chambers a written performance review, giving her positive ratings in every performance category. The next month, in response to employee complaints, a climate survey was administered to the employees whom she supervised and it came back extremely negative. She was also found to have irregularities in various expense reports, and in January 2008. she was terminated. Chambers alleged that Travelers's failure to pay a $30,000 bonus for her work during 2007 breached a unilateral employment contract that she accepted by her performance. QUESTIONS 1, Suppose Chambers performed her job wel, the climate survey came back positive, and no irregularities occurred in her expense reports. If she was stil terminated due to cutbacks, could she have compelled Travelers to pay her the bonus? 2, Was Travelers's bonus statement in the compensation summary a unilateral offer that could be accepted by performance? Previdus Highlight Previcus Section Net Section Nest Highight A A ce Hopper C 0 Marketing Str.. Trading Fath Case Study 6-c ACCT 2102 Sylla MydeorgiaSout. Sylebus-LSTD Chapt - The Legal Environment of Business A Managerial Approach: Theory to Practice- Melvin, Guerra-Pujol, 3e, Overview and Language of Contracts Page CASE SUMMARY 6.1 Chambers v. Travelers Companies, 668 F.3d 559 (8th Cir. 2012) UNILATERAL CONTRACT Chambers worked for Travelers as a managing director Questions arose regarding her management style and effectiveness, and she was fired Among her claims against Travelers, she claimed that she was due a bonus eamed. In February 2007, Travelers provided Chambers a Total Compensation Summary for the year that included a bonus of $30,000. The summary clearly stated that bonuses were at the discretion of Travelers. In September 2007 her boss provided Chambers a written performance review, giving her positive ratings in every performance category. The next month, in response to employee complaints, a climate survey was administered to the employees whom she supervised and it came back extremely negative. She was also found to have irregularities in various expense reports, and in January 2008. she was terminated. Chambers alleged that Travelers's failure to pay a $30,000 bonus for her work during 2007 breached a unilateral employment contract that she accepted by her performance. QUESTIONS 1, Suppose Chambers performed her job wel, the climate survey came back positive, and no irregularities occurred in her expense reports. If she was stil terminated due to cutbacks, could she have compelled Travelers to pay her the bonus? 2, Was Travelers's bonus statement in the compensation summary a unilateral offer that could be accepted by performance? Previdus Highlight Previcus Section Net Section Nest Highight A A
