hired for a live in job, moved to site and fired before unpacking
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hired for a live in job, moved to site and fired before unpacking
we are 14 year preoperty managers, hired by large farm 400 miles away , after three week background check. moved everything but our horses and tack, came back to get them, and had an emial telling us not to return! no reason given. this was to be a long term, on site farm managerment job. all evidence is by email and cell phone. why wont anyone take my case?we have been reduced to 24ft r.v. fffffsince november because it took all our money to move. and having dogs and horses makes it very hard to find accomations
Asked on June 17, 2009 under Employment Labor Law, Washington
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
Nobody will take your case, most likely, because you never had a written contract of employment that limited firings to good cause or required notice. Without that, like most workers, you were hired under the doctrine of employment at will, and that means that the farm had the right to fire you as they did, and they don't need to have a reason for it.
I'm afraid that unless you can prove some sort of illegal discrimination here -- and there's nothing you've written that suggests that -- there is no case.
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