Legal Question in Employment Law in California
Hiring promise- then laid-off
I was hired 5+ years ago and at the interview I was told by the then Vice-President/husband of the
owner/president who was present at that meeting, that I would have a job at the company for as long as I wanted.
On December 31, 2002 I was laid-off. I sill haven't been called back. I have since learned that I was replaced.
Do I have any legal recourse against the company for
Breach of promise? Or anything else?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Hiring promise- then laid-off
You have a cause of action for breach of oral agreement. You will have 2 years from the breach (December) to file suit. However, don't expect the vice-president/husband's memory to be as good as yours. The presumption under California law is everyone's an at-will employee unless stated otherwise, preferably in writing.
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