Legal Question in Employment Law in California

Movied for new employer, than they didn't stick to there word.

I was hired for a large company, movied over 2000 miles, this was a little over 1 year ago. The things they said they were going to implement or that I asked for and they said they would get in order for me to join them they have not. we didn't have a writen contract but I have wrote them on this matter many times.

Can I be remeburst for my expense for coming here and for moving on to somewhere else?


Asked on 1/17/01, 11:16 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Dean Gordon Law Office of Dean B. Gordon

Re: Movied for new employer, than they didn't stick to there word.

Your situation seems to be covered by Labor Code Section 970, et seq. Labor Code Sec. 970 reads:

970. No person, or agent or officer thereof, directly or indirectly, shall influence, persuade, or engage any person to change from one place to another in this State or from any place outside to any place within the State, or from any place within the State to any place outside, for the purpose of working in any branch of labor, through or by means of knowingly false representations, whether spoken, written, or advertised in printed form, concerning either: (a) The kind, character, or existence of such work; (b) The length of time such work will last, or the compensation therefor; (c) The sanitary or housing conditions relating to or surrounding the work; (d) The existence or nonexistence of any strike, lockout, or other labor dispute affecting it and pending between the proposed employer and the persons then or last engaged in the performance of the labor for which the employee is sought.

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Answered on 2/12/01, 7:24 pm
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Re: Movied for new employer, than they didn't stick to there word.

You may have an action in promissory estopple as well as under statute.If you need assistance, you may contact me directly at (619) 222-3504.

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Answered on 2/13/01, 1:33 pm


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