Legal Question in Employment Law in California

I was hired by the General Manager of Beverly Hills BMW on Jan 4, 2010. I completed all of the hiring paperwork as instructed and was told to complete a urinalysis the following day. I did this and have documentation. I was told that the results for this and the background check would be completed in a few days and I would be notified. I was cleared on both but was not given a start date. After 3 meetings and may text messages and phone messages from me, I was finally told on Feb 1 (28 days later) that I would not be working. What law governs the amount of time that an empoyers can delay after an official hire date? I will add that I had worked for this company and left Nov 4, 2009 due to a pay plan change that reduced my income by 15%-25%. I was hired by the GM while a Sales Manager as on vacation and that SM wanted to block my being hired.

Jeff M

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jeffreymikl(at)gmail(dot)com


Asked on 3/05/10, 8:49 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

None. You were merely given a tentative job offer, unless you have a specific written contract to the contrary. They chose not to hire after all, which is within their discretion. Unless you actually quit a long term stable job and moved in reliance on a provable unconditional offer, you would have no valid claims worth pursuing.

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Answered on 3/10/10, 11:33 am


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