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This happened in the state of CA:
I was laid off about 2 months ago from my previous employer, due to the holiday season being over and work volume decreasing. About 2 weeks ago, I was talking to a former co-worker about coming back when work picked up. He said he would talk to his supervisor, and he did. They wanted to bring me back on board, but to their department instead of my former one. So the supervisor contacted the agency that takes care of temporary hires, and they in turned contacted me with the job offer. I accepted, and came in for both the drug test and paper work. A pay was already given to me over the phone, and I received a start date after the drug test came back negative.
Now unfortunately, come to find out my previous manager did not want me returning to the company so he spoke with one of the agency reps and said it would make him and the workplace too uncomfortable. I realize this is all heresay, since I was not there nor can I find someone who did hear this himself. However, all I do know is, is that I received a phone call the day of my start date and was told the position is filled. I contacted the supervisor that wanted to rehire me and he told me that it is actually still open and they are still looking. Do I have any legal recourse concerning the matter? To touch briefly on the accusation of me making my former manager uncomfortable, in my 8 months working there, I was never once reprimanded neither verbally or written. I was even asked to step up and become a trainer for the holiday season (of which I did).
Advice on the matter is greatly appreciated.
I was laid off about 2 months ago from my previous employer, due to the holiday season being over and work volume decreasing. About 2 weeks ago, I was talking to a former co-worker about coming back when work picked up. He said he would talk to his supervisor, and he did. They wanted to bring me back on board, but to their department instead of my former one. So the supervisor contacted the agency that takes care of temporary hires, and they in turned contacted me with the job offer. I accepted, and came in for both the drug test and paper work. A pay was already given to me over the phone, and I received a start date after the drug test came back negative.
Now unfortunately, come to find out my previous manager did not want me returning to the company so he spoke with one of the agency reps and said it would make him and the workplace too uncomfortable. I realize this is all heresay, since I was not there nor can I find someone who did hear this himself. However, all I do know is, is that I received a phone call the day of my start date and was told the position is filled. I contacted the supervisor that wanted to rehire me and he told me that it is actually still open and they are still looking. Do I have any legal recourse concerning the matter? To touch briefly on the accusation of me making my former manager uncomfortable, in my 8 months working there, I was never once reprimanded neither verbally or written. I was even asked to step up and become a trainer for the holiday season (of which I did).
Advice on the matter is greatly appreciated.
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