Four weeks ago, he hired me. He shook my hand and had me sign an agreement and everything. He said his secretary would call me about three and a half weeks ago. She never did so I called. Again he said the same thing. I waited another two weeks and I called again today. Not only was he extremely rude, but he also told me that I wasn't hired afterall! This whole time I could have been looking for other work. I am only in the U.S. for two more months and the whole purpose of working was to get money to go abroad. So can I sew him for lost money and irresponsibility? I am so pissed off! He could have told me!
2006-07-19 10:48:19 · 11 answers · asked by Durt 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Depends on what state....a lot of states are what is called a right to work state, which is an oxymoron, it should be called an employers right to fire you for no reason whatsoever state. A woman got fired in a right to work state because she refused to remove a political sticker from her car.
2006-07-19 10:52:33 · answer #1 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Come on, get real, you are only going to be in the country for another three months when you interviewed for the job, did you possibly tell your prospective employer this. If so, what kind of job do you expect to get if you are leaving that soon. If I was the interviewer I would not hire you either. Why should I incur the cost of hiring you and training you for your job just to have you leave?
2006-07-19 12:27:21 · answer #2 · answered by Jim T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you signed a contract for work then yes legally you are both bound by the contract, but he would argue that you haven't done any work,therefore, he owes you no money. But on the upside at least you learnt he's dishonest this way and not after working for the guy.
I'd suggest you write him a polite letter explaining your circumstances and then thank him for not employing you because you would not be able to work for a dishonest employer.
That way he'd be bugged by it esp if you are polite about it and you also get it off your chest. Now stop wasting time on yahoo and go get yourself a job. And good luck to you
2006-07-19 10:56:27 · answer #3 · answered by Kalahari_Surfer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What did your "agreement" say? Or was it an I9 form? Very doubtful. Why did you wait four weeks for a job to start if you were trying to make money? You can't sue someone for your own foolishness.
2006-07-19 11:32:16 · answer #4 · answered by Goose&Tonic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a copy of the agreement you signed? Show it to a lawyer. You might have grounds for a lawsuit.
2006-07-19 10:55:18 · answer #5 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you signed a contract then YES. Get a hold of a copy of that contract, and if it states that you will be given a certain amount of hours to work, bring it to a lawyer, and get his advice too.
2006-07-19 10:53:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What was the agreement?
If you are in an "at will" state then you are probably out of luck. Try calling your local labor board and see what they say.
2006-07-19 10:57:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can but it may not hold up in court. If he didn't hire you because of a certain handicap or your race or you religion, yes you can sue and probley win.
2006-07-19 10:54:14 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of agreement did you sign? Do you have a copy of it?
2006-07-19 10:52:44 · answer #9 · answered by just me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can always file a suit - your chances of winning anything are not that good though.
2006-07-19 11:11:38 · answer #10 · answered by Lydi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋