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It's unlikely that you'll have a rescinded offer over this, unless you're applying for a bottom-rung job. Having bad finances isn't on the same level as a felon
by michaelochurch 13y ago
It's unlikely that you'll have a rescinded offer over this, unless you're applying for a bottom-rung job. Having bad finances isn't on the same level as a felony conviction for dealing drugs.
If it happens, and you have an offer in writing, the words you want are promissory estoppel. A good lawyer will get you 3-4 months in severance, should it happen. Rescinding an offer makes a company look very bad. Have an attorney handle that negotiation, should it get to that (and it probably won't).
- andreyf 13y agoIf he can't afford to pay a parking ticket, he probably can't afford a good lawyer.
- dietrichepp 13y agoI am no lawyer, but I think promissory estoppel only applies if you relied on the job offer in some way... for example, if you terminated your lease, resigned from your current job, or something like that.
- michaelochurch 13y agoHard to say. Companies can rescind offers for business reasons (i.e. plant closing) and that's legal; but personal rescission is not something the courts like, and it's terrible PR. They'll settle. You have to threaten to sue because if you threaten to blog, that's technically extortion and you'll lose all the leverage you have. Regarding reliance, I believe you are technically correct; however, you can certainly include the time that you would have been job-searching, and also the loss of the existing job.