Tweet
Former football coach Randy Shannon has sued the University of Miami, his alma mater, claiming UM still owes him money related to his employment.
Shannon, 46, was hired to coach the Hurricanes in December 2006. In May 2010, UM extended his contract through Jan. 31, 2014. He was fired Nov. 27, 2010.
Shannon's salary was paid to him in four equal installments a year -- Feb. 1, May 1, Aug. 1 and Nov. 1. But because he was fired after he received his final installment for 2010, the lawsuit contends UM offset the approximately two months extra he was paid by reducing his "fixed sum" -- commonly known as a buyout (in his case, paid monthly) -- that is given for being fired without cause.
Shannon's salary was not disclosed in the lawsuit. UM is a private school and does not disclose coaches' salaries.
The lawsuit, filed April 27 in the Dade County Circuit Court, contends "there is nothing in the Employment Agreement or Guaranty Agreement that authorizes UM to prorate the guarantee or reduce the amount of Shannon's fixed payment.''
Shannon wants UM to pay "in a lump sum, all past shortages" in the monthly buyout payments -- with interest -- as well as the approximately two months salary he feels he got shorted.
Additionally, Shannon said UM "failed to pay" him the bonus he "earned for the team's appearance in the 2010 Sun Bowl."
When reached by phone Wednesday evening, Shannon said he was "in a conference" and couldn't talk.
UM spokesperson Margot Winick said she couldn't discuss the case.
"Our policy is not to comment on employees, past or present, or litigation, and this involves both," Winick said.
Shannon, a four-year letterman at UM in the mid-to-late 1980s, was a starting linebacker on Miami's 1987 national championship squad.
Shannon, 46, was hired to coach the Hurricanes in December 2006. In May 2010, UM extended his contract through Jan. 31, 2014. He was fired Nov. 27, 2010.
Shannon's salary was paid to him in four equal installments a year -- Feb. 1, May 1, Aug. 1 and Nov. 1. But because he was fired after he received his final installment for 2010, the lawsuit contends UM offset the approximately two months extra he was paid by reducing his "fixed sum" -- commonly known as a buyout (in his case, paid monthly) -- that is given for being fired without cause.
Shannon's salary was not disclosed in the lawsuit. UM is a private school and does not disclose coaches' salaries.
The lawsuit, filed April 27 in the Dade County Circuit Court, contends "there is nothing in the Employment Agreement or Guaranty Agreement that authorizes UM to prorate the guarantee or reduce the amount of Shannon's fixed payment.''
Shannon wants UM to pay "in a lump sum, all past shortages" in the monthly buyout payments -- with interest -- as well as the approximately two months salary he feels he got shorted.
Additionally, Shannon said UM "failed to pay" him the bonus he "earned for the team's appearance in the 2010 Sun Bowl."
When reached by phone Wednesday evening, Shannon said he was "in a conference" and couldn't talk.
UM spokesperson Margot Winick said she couldn't discuss the case.
"Our policy is not to comment on employees, past or present, or litigation, and this involves both," Winick said.
Shannon, a four-year letterman at UM in the mid-to-late 1980s, was a starting linebacker on Miami's 1987 national championship squad.
Comment