Legal Question in Employment Law in California
Job offer
Recently I applied for a job within the company I currently work for. The job is in a different state and I had an expectation of relocation expenses being paid. The hiring manager told me specifically that he wanted to make me an offer that would include relocation expenses being paid so that I would not bear any financial hardship to take the position.
They flew me to the job location for a forma interview with the hiring manager and all went well, a little more than a week later I received a letter with the offer in it. It was exactly what I wanted the offer to be, relocation expenses included. Apparently a mistake was made and the letter I received originally should not have included the relocation package detailed. I am expecting a new offer letter in the mail, without the relocation expenses that the first detailed.
The management I am currently under as well as the hiring managers at the other location are at a loss as to why HR is being this way, they all support my desire to go to the new location. Still, the first letter is a contract I believe and if I have accepted that offer I believe they may be bound by it.
I'm not quite sure what I have in my hands legally.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Job offer
It sounds to me like you may well have a valid contract. The problem is, are you going to sue your employer to enforce the moving costs issue? I would try to get some compensation from the sympathetic managers-extra time off w/pay or overtime or you can consider refusing to move over the issue. I would love to hear if you are able to negotiate an agreeable resolution.
Good luck-Martin
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