Do I have the right to seek damages if the hiring recruiter guaranteed that I would not be laid off but I was anyway?
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Do I have the right to seek damages if the hiring recruiter guaranteed that I would not be laid off but I was anyway?
Hiring company recruiter Director of Engineering guaranteed I would not be laid off if I was to hire on 09/01/2010 and was subsequently laid off 02/20/2018. The hiring recruiter offered to put this in writing which I never received and currently only have the recruiters verbal commitment. I accepted the hiring companys offer and left a job where I was gainfully employed contingent upon this guarantee that was not fulfilled. In addition, I was guaranteed paid expenses for monthly cell phone and internet service provider fees which was unfulfilled after first 90 days. Do I have the right to seek damages, a financial recovery to compensate for economic injuries?
Asked on February 22, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Alabama
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
No, you do have the right to seek compensation without a written employment contract which guaranteed your position or benefits (e.g. phone reimbursement) for a set or fixed period of time (such as a one-year contract). Except to the extent changed by a written employment contract for a fixed time, all employment is "employment at will", which means that you may be terminated at any time, can have pay or other compensation changed at any time, have no guarantees about you job, and can have oral (that, not "verbal," is the correct term) promises reneged or gone back on at any time (oral promises are not binding in an employment context).
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