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Can I take any action against my company?
I started working for a home heath care service about 5 months ago. Upon hire, I agreed to work evenings Monday to Friday, and every weekend from 9:00 am – 8:00 pm. Then, on short notice, the daytime aid was removed from the case and I was appointed full-time, from 9:00 am – 8:00 pm Monday to Sunday for a few weeks. The company promised to find coverage which they never did, and resulted in the client dropping the company, which left me without a job. I have been out of work for 5 weeks when I received a call from my employer and was assigned a new client. I agreed but later found out that I accepted under false information provided regarding the care required for the client. I then decided I didn’t want the client due to these false
Asked on July 7, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately, there is no legal action or claim against your employer for giving you incorrect or incomplete information about a job, task, assignment, client, etc. Because employment in this country is "employment at will," your employer owes you no duty to explain jobs, assignments, etc. to you. Without a duty to explain, they are not liable for having failed to do so.
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