Mr. Hill filed a suit against the hospital in April, alleging that the hospital breached his employment agreement by failing to provide the severance pay outlined in the contract after the hospital fired him in January.
Mr. Hill’s contract stated that he would receive his monthly salary for 13 consecutive months if fired. Mr. Hill’s suit asked the hospital for this sum, which totaled $225,927.
The hospital claimed that Mr. Hill failed to “accurately advise the board of critical financial information, and directed other employees to misrepresent the status of financial reports,” according to the report. For these reasons, the hospital refused to pay the severance.
Mr. Hill allegedly agreed to settle with the hospital’s attorney following board approval on Sept. 10 for $224,000. However, the hospital’s attorney allegedly contacted Mr. Hill’s attorney on Sept. 25 to retract the offer following its failure to win approval by the hospitals’ bond holders.
According to the recently filed motion, Mr. Hill’s attorney argued for the settlement to be enforced as the agreement “should not depend on the approval of a third party creditor.”
The hospital has until Nov. 5 to respond to the motion, according to the report.
Read the Galena Gazette‘s report on Jeff Hill’s motion to settle.
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