Legal Question in Employment Law in Georgia

Laid-off lack of work a mo ago, position was just filled by internal emply

I was laid-off 2-25-09, sepration notice states ''lack of work'', along with numerous other employees. I found out today that my position was filled with an existing employee without offering it back to me. Is there any recourse for this?


Asked on 4/02/09, 5:52 pm

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Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

Re: Laid-off lack of work a mo ago, position was just filled by internal emply

Aside from issues like union contracts, whether a large percentage of employees were laid off triggering other laws, etc., which are not raised in the facts, there is no general right to a job at all. Filling jobs with existing employees is standard after a layoff, for obvious reasons -- the work has to get done with fewer employees.

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Answered on 4/02/09, 6:14 pm


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