Jeffrey Monsour, a 14-year employee of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, seeks unspecified damages, claiming violations of his rights to free speech and equal protection under the law, breach of contract and defamation.

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On that basis alone, the Contract is unconscionable and unenforceable under applicable law.

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Let me give an example that illustrates how right-to-work law affects freedom to contract under current labor laws.

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The spending plan still being voted into law in Albany would create an inventory of generators under contract.

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Unbelievably, there is no requirement under federal law that you be tax compliant in order to receive a federal contract.

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And some cases are rubbing up against time limits, since under New York law, which governs most securitisations, breach-of-contract cases must be brought within six years of the alleged wrongdoing.

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Under Common Law (the basis for most of the English speaking world) we can write a contract to do pretty much anything.

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