re: Contract question? OT Lawyer?

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If in Louisiana, you could possibly have a case for Detrimental Reliance.

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This is the same thing as promissory estoppel that someone else mentioned, depending on what MS calls it.

The following is not legal advice just a generic legal view of the situation and the OP should contact one or more MS attorneys that handle employment law.

The employment-at-will throws a big monkey wrench into any potential cause of action, but there very well be state specific laws that get around that potential bar.

In general for promissory estoppel in a situation like this you have to show 4 things:

1. An unequivocal offer for the new position, preferably in writing

2. It must be reasonable the employer would expect the offeree to rely on the offer

3. The offeree must actually rely

4. The offeree must have actual damages and may have to meet some state threshold. If for example the person is able to sale the house and after all expenses are accounted for they make a profit, they may not have actual damages, although their are ways to argue this. The person also has the obligation to mitigate their damages so they can't just keep paying for the home without putting it on the market and trying to sale it ASAP which still getting FMV.



There is a potential COA here but the OP needs to talk to a MS employment law attorney to see what their options and obligations are as soon as possible.