Legal Question in Employment Law in Georgia

My boyfriend started work last week with a company. He has been in training for the past 5 work days, riding with an employee on his route and submitted his W-2 and Social Security information directly to the driver, who said he had the job.

This morning, we called the office and the owner/manager said that he knew nothing about the "hire" and that he was not responsible for any compensation.

The driver was fired and my boyfriend is out of a job and now his time spent in the company truck working individual jobs on the driver's route.

Are there any laws to support a claim? He had an acceptance of employment from a team member, he worked actual hours and he submitted W-2 and SS information. The driver also gave him a pay date.

There is one set of texts that my boyfriend kept that mentions the work hours for that particualar day also and I saw the other texts come over about when the work day was starting.

We also have a list of neighborhoods/houses and days where the work was done.

Please help!


Asked on 2/02/11, 9:19 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Phillip M. Cook Cook Legal Services, LLC

It depends whether it was reasonable for your boyfriend to rely on the truck driver. Did the truck driver have (or hold himself out to your boyfriend as having) the authority to make the hire? Did you boyfriend honestly believe this guy had the authority? If so, you can sue for past wages owed.....othewise known as breach of contract. It is not your fault that the company is disorganized in their hiring practices.

Best of luck.******The above is for informational purposes only and does not create an attorney-client privilege.********

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Answered on 2/03/11, 5:06 am


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