Were my rights violated by not being rehired as promised after an act of God closed my previous place of employment?
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Were my rights violated by not being rehired as promised after an act of God closed my previous place of employment?
About 5 months ago, a freak weather occurrence destroyed my place of business in a mall. I was employed for just shy of 5 years at a specialty store. A hailstorm of destructive proportions swept though the area and passed right over the mall. The strength of that storm was enough to shatter the skylights and flood the mall with the proceeding rain water. Every length of drywall was 100% saturated and every plank of the hardwood floors warped upwards. It was a set of perfect circumstances that brought down all but the masonry and closed the doors due to unsafe conditions. We were all laid off since there was nothing the company could do to save our jobs and we were given a decent severance package as we were sent on our way. All of us were under the impression that there were no questions concerning getting our jobs back. I waited with that guarantee in mind until I reapplied this month and was interviewed on the 15th. It was told to us early on that the was a formality. I had a great interview and I was an accomplished, creative and highly customer service driven employee with a near flawless record of service but was not rehired. I was called and told with no explanation that I
Asked on October 21, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Colorado
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Unless your not being re-hired violated the terms of a union agreement or employment contract, you have no claim here. Your former empoyer was not legally required to hire you back. The fact is that most employment is "at will" which means that a company can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit (absent some form of actionable discrimination).
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Unless your not being re-hired violated the terms of a union agreement or employment contract, you have no claim here. Your former empoyer was not legally required to hire you back. The fact is that most employment is "at will" which means that a company can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit (absent some form of actionable discrimination).
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