My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: California
I work as a pharmacist in a hospital. In December of 2011 a new clinical position I had been pushing for was authorized and in January of this year my boss called me in his office and offered the position to me. I accepted, and we discussed how to proceed, including the fact that a replacement would need to be found for my current job before I could proceed. It is difficult to find qualified applicants in our area, so when 2 months had gone by with no progress I was not concerned. I have a few emails sent between my boss and I concerning educational material I would need for the new position, however none clearly state that I was to receive the promotion. I did not notice that the new position was still advertised on the companies website. In late March I was again called in by my boss and he stated that another pharmacist had applied for the clinical position and he was offering the job to that person, but that I did not need to worry because a second position would also be created for me. That person did not work out and I was again told the position was mine. The exact same thing happened a month later with my boss again offering me the position. Around that time we finally hired a person to take my current job duties, my boss informed other departments that I would be changing duties, and the listing for the new position was removed. By this time I was extremely frustrated and asked that the offer be made in writing, which was agreed to. I have emails from this time clearly stating what training I would need to fill the new position, but I have never received an offer in writing. Today I heard that a new person was interviewed for the new clinical position. How they applied for it I do not know since it is not longer advertised. Sadly I decided not to apply for another post at a neighboring hospital because I would really like this job. Does anyone have any advice? Thank you!

