Can a company be held financially responsible if offered a job then backs out?
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Can a company be held financially responsible if offered a job then backs out?
I was offered a job but no paperwork was signed yet. When l was supposed to get papers to get drug tested and my physical, I was told that the job was no longer available because I had worked for one of its customers. However, I had put in 2 weeks notice at my old job because I was told that I would start after I no longer worked at my current job.
Asked on December 3, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
No, they are not liable unless you had an actual written employment contract for a definite term (e.g. a one-year contract) with a confirmed start date and they violated it. Otherwise, without a contract, ALL employment in this country is "employment at will" and an employer may terminate an employee at any time (even instantly, as they start), or even renege on a job offer and not let the empoyee start at all. Without a contract, there is no guaranty or right to a job, and it does not matter if you left another job for this one: they could cancel the job at any time.
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