Legal Question in Employment Law in Pennsylvania

Revoking a job offer

I am a small business owner.

Recently I made a verbal job offer to

a prospective employee, in which I

described in some detail the

responsibilities and compensation

associated with the position. I

explained that if this sounded

agreeable to her, I would forward via

email a ''contract outline'' for her

further review before having an

official contract drawn. She agreed

in principle to the terms I described.

I explained that my offer was more

generous than I initially planned

(because she was an exceptional

candidate), and that it was at the

absolute ''best I could do.''

After several days of reviewing the

contract outline, she emailed back,

saying that she would ''accept the

position''. But she followed that

statement up with an indication that

she was disappointed with several

terms of the employment and

suggested a (specific) higher salary.

I am very disappointed with not only

her response but also the tone of her

reply. I would like to revoke the

offer, because I would be

uncomfortable working with her at

this point.

Can I safely/legally do this? I know

she ''agreed'' to my offer, but it

seems she simultaneously gave a

counter-offer. Thank you in

advance.

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