Mathias v. O'Neill

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• after-acquired evidence of employee misconduct is a defense to a breach of contract action for wages and benefits lost as a result of discharge
• after-acquired evidence of employee misconduct can act as a complete bar to an employer’s liability because, under well-established principles of contract law, the prior misconduct of the employee excuses the employer’s subsequent breach of the parties’ agreement

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