employment-at-will language in nh contract

[neilh]

I recently signed a 1099 contractor's agreement to write software at a New Hampshire company. The contract states the "term of employment being temporary for 3 months...up to 40 hours per week" but also later states that "employment at the company is on an 'Employment-at-Will' basis." I worked 7 of the 12 weeks allotted in the contract before they laid off the entire team I was contracted to do work for, which included me.

I'm wondering now if I have grounds to have them pay me for the rest of the 3 months of the contract. I looked up one definition of employment-at-will and it said that "in the absence of more specific language" the relationship will be that either the employer or employee can terminate the contract at any time. But with my contract, there is more specific language. I'm wondering, then, if I have a claim to the remaining five weeks.

Any help would really be appreciated.

Thanks,
Neil

[Pattymd]

duplicate post. See my response to your first post.