7.3.3 Employees under Individual Contract

In a limited-duration employment contract, the parties agree to be bound for a certain period of time during which neither party may end the relationship without cause and reasonable notice must be given prior to termination.1  These relationships may be found in public as well as private employment. While a contract may be oral or written, any ambiguity will be construed in favor of employment at-will. An unjustly discharged employee may seek recovery of all salaries due for the term’s remainder. An action for discharge has a 10-year prescriptive period.2

• 1La. C.C. arts. 2746–2750.
• 2La. C.C. art. 3499.