Policy Manual Can Wipe Out Oral Contract
Frederick Harms worked as a deputy sheriff for Power County, Idaho. The County’s deputy sheriffs have no labor organization. When Harms was hired in 1990, he had no written contract, but a supervisor informed him that once he completed a probationary term, he would not be terminated except for cause. In 1999, the County adopted a Personnel Manual. The first page of the Manual contained a general disclaimer stating:…