Estate Planning

Employment Law and Withdrawn Offers

By David M. Goldman

In Florida, what happens if you receive an offer for a job, quit your present job and then find out that your new job is no longer being offered to you?

Depending on the offer, you may have a breach of contract claim, fraud in the inducement, or promissory estoppel. Unfortunately, this type of behavior happens frequently in Florida and other states. If you have the offer in writing, you are in a better position. You may ask a Florida Employment Lawyer negotiate with the issues with the employer. It is possible to ask them to live up to their commitment or pay some severance to tide you over.

In the meantime, do contact the old employer and see if they will take you back. Sometimes they don't want you back, but many employers understand and welcome a good employee back into the company.

In addition there may be other factors, such as discrimination, that come into play. If it turns out the job was really open after all, and they hired someone of a different race, age, sex, religion, national origin, etc., you may have a discrimination claim.

If you are be affected by this type of behavior or want to put policies in place in your business to help prevent these actions please contact a Jacksonville Employment Lawyer.

Full post as published by Florida Estate Planning Lawyer Blog on January 09, 2008 (boomark / email).