Question

3. Bob, a minor, contracted with Pioneer Temporary Staffing Agency, LLC, an employment agency, for the agency to find a job for him. The agency’s fee under the contract was $200. Bob started working for Big Job Opportunity, Inc as an interoffice mail carrier, a job that was referred through the contracting employment agency. Bob decided to quit his job position 3 months after he started his employment and while still a minor disaffirmed the contract with the employment agency. The agency sued Bob for the job placement fee. Can Bob disaffirm his contract with the employment agency? Please briefly explain each party’s position.

Answer 1

The agency's position is that Bob had already signed a contract, and that the contract included a placement fee due to the fact that Bob was able to find this job through the agency. On the other hand, the position that Bob would most likely argue is that he is a minor. As a minor, Bob is allowed to disaffirm his contract. Therefore, Bob is likely to win in this dispute.

Answer 2

Bob can  disaffirm the contract with the employment agency as he was the minor, and according to the law, each contract made with or by a minor is void-ab-initio.

What is the position of minor's contract?

According to the Indian contract act, it is clearly defined that the every contract made with a minor or by a minor is void from the very beginning.

If any contract made by or with a minor, it cannot be enforceable by law if the another party file a suit against a minor.

In the above case, since Bob is the minor, hence the contract made by Bob with the with Pioneer Temporary Staffing Agency, LLC, an employment agency to find a job is void.

There is no matter whether the bob used the service of the agency, or not, it cannot be enforceable by law, by the agency against the minor.

This means that if Bob not wants to return the fees amount if $200 to the agency, then the agency cannot enforce against the bob.

Hence, the case is in favor of the bob if he disaffirm to pay the fees.

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