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I am suppose to be starting a new job with a company. They sent me a contract in the mail I have signed it , faxed it, and mailed all the information back to the company stating I accept the assistant manager position. They are now saying that there may have been a mistake and they are wanting to bring me on as a shift leader which is less pay and no benefits. I'm trying to see if this is legal and they can do that to me after corporate and myself have already signed it.
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If you have a contract signed by the employer, you can enforce it; you are under no obligation to renegotiate, or to accept less pay or a lessert title. BUT, unless the employment contract has a specific duration (e.g "this contract will run for 3 years") or specific limits on why you can be fired (e.g. "for the duration of this agreement, employee will only be terminated for good cause, which is defined as ... "), your new employer can simply fire you and get out of its obligations that way. In most (maybe all) U.S. jurisdictions, employees who don't have the types of contractual protection set forth above can be fired for any reason not specifically prohibited by statute (e.g. based on their race, religion, etc. and in some jurisdictions for being a whistleblower).
Answered on Aug 19th, 2013 at 4:59 PM