In this case, would not receiving a return offer for a summer internship make an employee’s reason for leaving involuntary?
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In this case, would not receiving a return offer for a summer internship make an employee’s reason for leaving involuntary?
On a form I’m filling out, it states that an employer’s choosing not to renew a
fixed-term contract of employment equates to involuntary leaving.
Then in this case, does not receiving a summer internship return offer then mean
that an employee’s reason for leaving is involuntary?
Asked on March 22, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, New York
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
No, it would not be an involuntary separation from employment. With a summer internship (or any obviously, by its nature, short-term or fixed-term employment, such as a freelancer's 6-month contract), there is no reasonable expectation of continued employment, so no legal basis for treating the employer let you go at the end of what was understood to be a job for a fixed time only.
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