Reimbursement for cost to travel to job interview
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Reimbursement for cost to travel to job interview
I am trying to get my costs reimbursed for travel to an interview on 5/24/2019. I have lots of documentation both prior to the interview and after the interview that they would reimburse me. I have had an attorney write them a letter asking for payment. If I don’t hear from them in the next week, what are my options? Small claims court? The amount is 640. There is no question that they agreed to pay and they told me they were processing the payment. But I have not received it or any explanation for almost a month.
Asked on July 27, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
IF they agreed to reimburse you prior to you agreeing to come out for the interview, that agreement would constitute or form an enforceable agreement (contract). You could sue for "breach of contact" for the money. If you want to sue in small claims court, you'd have to sue in the county in which the employer was located, since small claims courts are courts of limited jurisdication--they only have power over defendants within their own countries. Outside that county, you'd have to sue in "regular" state court.
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