Can I be disqualified by company for personal reasons?
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Can I be disqualified by company for personal reasons?
I was offered a job by an independent contractor for a trucking company that I worked for in the past. I would have been working for my previous boss and the contractor that offered me the job. When he tried to turn my information in to be qualified by the company, the manager told him that he will not qualify me. The contractor told me I should file a lawsuit because he feels that he won’t qualify me because he has a personal problem against me. I was wondering if I have any grounds for a lawsuit?
Asked on June 11, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, South Carolina
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately, you do not have a cause of action: the law allows someone to turn down another person for employment for personal reasons, and in fact, it's not uncommon--just like it's not uncommon to get a job because of personal reasons (e.g. friends of the boss or his/her family). A previous boss may refuse to allow a prior employee to work for him/her.
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