Legal Question in Employment Law in California

Rescinded offer letter.

Does a person have any legal recourse in the following situation:

-A candidate accepted an offer of employment on May 15, 2001 and was given a start date of May 21, 2001.

-On May 18, 2001, the company rescinded the offer citing a hiring freeze.

The candidate would like to be compensated in some way for this inconvenience, but I'm not sure if he has any grounds for doing so.

Please note that the candidate was NOT employed during this time, and did not have to quit his current job in order to start at the new company.

I would appreciate any and all comments.


Asked on 5/25/01, 11:50 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Paul Crost Reich, Adell, Crost & Cvitan

Re: Rescinded offer letter.

Unless the candidate can show that he/she suffered some damages as a result of the rescission of the offer, there is no recourse. Damages may arise if another job offer was turned down in reliance on the offer that was rescinded.

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Answered on 6/07/01, 9:06 pm


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