I was working as a 1099 contractor. We had a clause in the contract that said either party can dissolve the business relationship with a 60 day notice. If less than 60 day notice is given, the initiator has to pay the other however many days worth of work from 60 that were not given.
Ex: Quitting with no notice, I would owe the company 60 days' worth of my pay, and the exact same if fired with no notice.
First thing one morning, Im told by owner that he is told by his benefits admin that he needs to onboard all his 1099 contractors as W2 at will employees.
I'm sent an updated job offer for an at-will W-2 employee position. I sign and send W4 and I9, and within 30 minutes, I receive a letter of termination. Because the new job offer was at-will, he is not paying the original 60-day pay agreement.
This seems like a perfect example of a business functioning in bad faith. Do I have any recourse legally to get that 60 days pay?
Location: AZ