What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Indiana
My employer is based in Illinois and I live and work in the state of Indiana. The company is going through a restructuring where the middle management positions, District Managers, (a position in which I currently hold) are being consolidated and given a new title, Territory Manager. There are currently 4 DMs and only one new TM position. Another position has been created that would report to the new TM, a Team Leader, that is a substantially lesser paying job than where I am now. With that said, I am being told that if I interview for the TM position and do not get it, I will be offered the lesser paying Team Leader position. If I do not take that position, I am being told that I am declining an offer and therefore resigning and will not be eligible for unemployment benefits. The other piece to this is that I will be moving out of state due to my wife taking a new job in NC. My company does not do any business in NC, so I cannot transfer. They are also aware of the move and have worked with me to this point while I seek employment in NC. It looks as if I am in a lose lose situation. I guess my question is can they legally do to me what they are doing?
My employer is based in Illinois and I live and work in the state of Indiana. The company is going through a restructuring where the middle management positions, District Managers, (a position in which I currently hold) are being consolidated and given a new title, Territory Manager. There are currently 4 DMs and only one new TM position. Another position has been created that would report to the new TM, a Team Leader, that is a substantially lesser paying job than where I am now. With that said, I am being told that if I interview for the TM position and do not get it, I will be offered the lesser paying Team Leader position. If I do not take that position, I am being told that I am declining an offer and therefore resigning and will not be eligible for unemployment benefits. The other piece to this is that I will be moving out of state due to my wife taking a new job in NC. My company does not do any business in NC, so I cannot transfer. They are also aware of the move and have worked with me to this point while I seek employment in NC. It looks as if I am in a lose lose situation. I guess my question is can they legally do to me what they are doing?
