Was any of this in writing?
Was any of this in writing?
Unfortunately, no, it was not. However, there were several emails back and forth between a member of the personnel team and myself about a funding issue for the journalism position--and at no time in this person's email did she mention that I wasn't even eligible for the position--and these emails were sent/rec'd after the new policy.
It seems odd to me that she didn't catch it or say something to me.
Also, when I was hired, there were two other staff members in the room. Do witnesses count for anything?
You certainly relied to your detriment on a verbal contract.
Or what you thought was a contract.
Get a lawyer in Louisiana (that state has Roman law) who knows the skinny on contracts.
Thanks for the help. What's frustrating is that all I want is my job! A friend how is an attorney told me I've got them over a barrel, and he can't believe that the school district is so obviously opening themselves up to such a liability. We can only assume that the HR director has not shared this information with anyone who could advise her otherwise.
I'd like to meet with the Superintendent and explain the situation. If I could meet with this man, I think he'd see the light. One question to consider though is this: Do I play the legal rights card in such a meeting?
It's been my experience that when people start mentioning lawyers, everyone starts running to get their own lawyer. But I don't want these people to think I'm just going to shrug this off either. What they've done is blatantly wrong on many levels.