Is it illegal for a company to hire you and 6 weeks later when your job is supposed to start, they tell you, you have no job?
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Is it illegal for a company to hire you and 6 weeks later when your job is supposed to start, they tell you, you have no job?
I was hired for a job that was to start about 5 weeks after hire date. 3 weeks after hire, I went to orientation and filled out all necessary paperwork. 2 weeks after that when my job was supposed to start, I was told there were not enough hours for the 7 people that were hired, and that I no longer had a job. This was 6 weeks after I was hired – and 6 weeks of not actively looking for a job. This all started 3 months ago, and I still have not found the right replacement job. Is this in any way illegal for this company to do to me?
Asked on June 30, 2009 under Employment Labor Law, Utah
Answers:
J.M.A., Member in Good Standing of the Connecticut Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
I am a lawyer in CT and practice in this area of the law. If you had some kind of agreement whereby you moved your residence and so forth and the employer was aware of this, you may have a case. However, the reality is that one day an employer needs you and the next he doesnt. Employers may fire at will employees like yourself for good bad of no reason at all. There is not much you can do. Try to claim unemployment.
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