Is it legal for a company to hire me and then upon being evicted ask me to relocate to continue working there?
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Is it legal for a company to hire me and then upon being evicted ask me to relocate to continue working there?
I left my previous job and became an office manager at a new company. After one month, I learned that the rent had not been paid in the past 3 months and the company was now being evicted. The company plans to relocate to a much farther city in which I would not be able to commute to. I am now without a job and unable to return to my previous employer. Is this legal?
Asked on September 7, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
It is perfectly legal. Employment in this country is employment at will; among other things, that means that the employee has no rights to his or her job. Not only does that mean that the employer could terminate the employee at will (at any time, for any reason), but the employer could transfer or relocate the employee or his/her position at any time. It does not matter if the transfer or relocation means the employee will not be able to keep the job, or will then be left jobless; again, the employee has no rights to his/her job, and therefore no claims against the employer if he/she loses it, or if the job is changed in such a way that the employee can't keep it.
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