Can I sue a company that I use to work forbecause they have a policy of never hiring previous employees?
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Can I sue a company that I use to work forbecause they have a policy of never hiring previous employees?
Can I sue a company that I use to work for and I left on excellent terms and I was a training manager. I reapply after 18 years and was told my resume was excellent but they have decided not to hire me. I tried to find a branch that wasn’t corporate it was and the manager there said the company has a policy of not hiring any past employees. Can I sue?
Asked on February 18, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
What would you be suing for? There must be some duty or obligation which is violated before there are grounds for a lawsuit. However, a company is generally free to make its own decisions as to who to hire (so long as it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, age over 40, disability, etc.); more specifically, there is no law requiring employers to re-hire past employees, no matter how good the prior relationship or separation had been. Since there is no legal obligation to rehire you, there is no lawsuit for their failure to do so.
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