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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
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NOTE 13 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES


Contingencies


On March 4, 2019, plaintiff John Solak (“Plaintiff”) commenced a direct and derivative action in the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Action”): both on his own behalf as a stockholder of Silversun and derivatively on behalf of SilverSun against the Company’s officers and directors relating to stockholder voting rights granted to the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mark Meller in the form of Series B Preferred Stock.


On or about April 22, 2019, the Company determined to undertake certain actions relating to the Series B Preferred Stock challenged in Plaintiff’s complaint, as well as certain changes to the Company’s governance policies.


The Company’s officers and directors have at all relevant times denied, and continue to deny, any alleged violations of Delaware law. Plaintiff’s counsel believe that the remedial measures by SilverSun in response to the Action render the Action moot, and give rise only to a claim for attorney’s fees. The Company and the Plaintiff agreed that the Company shall pay $115,000 to Plaintiff’s counsel for fees and expenses. The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware has not been asked to review, and will pass no judgment on, this payment of fees and expenses or its reasonableness.


The Stipulation and Order Regarding Notice to Stockholders was entered into by Plaintiff, the Company and the Company’s officers and directors on August 2, 2019 and this matter is now resolved.


Employment agreements


The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President has had an Employment Agreement with the Company since September 15, 2003. On February 4, 2016 (the “Effective Date”), the Company entered into an amended and restated employment agreement (the “Meller Employment Agreement”) with Mark Meller, pursuant to which Mr. Meller will continue to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. The Meller Employment Agreement was entered into by the Company and Mr. Meller primarily to extend the term of Mr. Meller’s employment.  The term of the Meller Employment Agreement is for an additional 7 years through September of 2023 (the “Term”) and shall automatically renew for additional periods of one year unless otherwise terminated in accordance with the employment agreement. As of the renewal date, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Meller and annual salary of $565,000 with a ten percent (10%) increase every year. The Meller Employment Agreement provides for a severance payment to Mr. Meller of three hundred percent (300%), less $100,000 of his gross income for services rendered to the Company in each of the five prior calendar years should his employment be terminated following a change in control (as defined in the Meller Employment Agreement).