Scott Williams
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- Oregon
Hi, all
I work in the events industry and for the last year have been under contract with a company to do audio and video work for events. The company I contract with contracts with the client who runs the events to provide all of the equipment and personnel to operate the gear.
One contract was for last fall and a second contract was for 2022. Both contracts include a clause that the contract may be terminated by either party with seven days advance written notice. There are no other references to cancelling or postponing any of the work dates. I live in Oregon, the other company is located in Florida.
On Jan 14, I received an email stating that two of the events scheduled for Jan 21-26 and Feb 11-16 were postponed until this August due to the Omicron surge. The nature of our work means we contract for dates months in advance, so I was unable to find other work during that time frame. No mention was made of terminating my contract and re-writing it to reflect the cancellation and new dates. Both of the cancelled events were to take place in Florida.
I had the same thing happen last September for two other events. I'd have to go back and research the precise dates, but one event was cancelled five days out and the other was maybe 7 or 8 days prior to the scheduled start.
As a starting point, my first two questions are:
1) Are these four cancellations a breach of my contract?
2) If there is a breach, did I have a duty during this time frame to bring up the issue of the contract being breached?
Thanks for taking a look and please let me know if there are any other questions.
Scott
I work in the events industry and for the last year have been under contract with a company to do audio and video work for events. The company I contract with contracts with the client who runs the events to provide all of the equipment and personnel to operate the gear.
One contract was for last fall and a second contract was for 2022. Both contracts include a clause that the contract may be terminated by either party with seven days advance written notice. There are no other references to cancelling or postponing any of the work dates. I live in Oregon, the other company is located in Florida.
On Jan 14, I received an email stating that two of the events scheduled for Jan 21-26 and Feb 11-16 were postponed until this August due to the Omicron surge. The nature of our work means we contract for dates months in advance, so I was unable to find other work during that time frame. No mention was made of terminating my contract and re-writing it to reflect the cancellation and new dates. Both of the cancelled events were to take place in Florida.
I had the same thing happen last September for two other events. I'd have to go back and research the precise dates, but one event was cancelled five days out and the other was maybe 7 or 8 days prior to the scheduled start.
As a starting point, my first two questions are:
1) Are these four cancellations a breach of my contract?
2) If there is a breach, did I have a duty during this time frame to bring up the issue of the contract being breached?
Thanks for taking a look and please let me know if there are any other questions.
Scott