denied employment without reason

[dm1225]

state of michigan

I was employed for 25 years with a company and my job was elimated because of cut backs.

Our company has stores in about 25 states. I started out at the local store and worked myself up to corporate. In November my position was elimated because of bad quarters.

In february a retail location offered me a full time position that was open begining april 1 after the hiring freeze was off. all Details were worked out and approval had been met by all dpartments. I was fully qualified for the position. Human resources manager stopped my being hired without a reason to myself or the managing director.

do I have a right to know why I was not hired?

dm1225

 

[cbg]

To be honest, no. The company is not obligated to explain to any applicant for a job why they were not selected. If they choose to give you a reason, fine. But they cannot be legally compelled to do so.

If you have a reason to believe, and I mean a real reason, not just trying to get back at them, to think that their refusal to hire you was based on illegal discrimination, then file a complaint with the EEOC or your state discrimination board. But be very certain before you do this, because if you're wrong and the reason was perfectly legitimate (someone else more qualified, job was frozen again, etc.) you've done yourself out of a reference as well.

 

[driftbuster]

from my talking with the eeoc it would help if we knew how old you are. if you are 50 years or older it would make you case stronger.

 

[cbg]

driftbuster, we don't even know if there IS a case. All we know is that the poster was not hired. We don't know if ANYONE was hired. They may have frozen the position. They may have changed the requirements. They may have hired someone with stronger qualifications. At this point there is NO reason to assume that anything illegal has taken place based on the information the poster supplied.

And FYI, the baseline for age discrimination is 40, not 50.

 

[dm1225]

from my talking with the eeoc it would help if we knew how old you are. if you are 50 years or older it would make you case stronger.

I am 59 and will be 60 in May. they told the person who offered me the job to go to the competition and steal away their best person no matter what it takes.

also I am qualified for the job. Human resources said I couldn't be rehired because he has issues with me.

 

[dm1225]

from my talking with the eeoc it would help if we knew how old you are. if you are 50 years or older it would make you case stronger.

60 years old in May

 

[Beth3]

If your former boss recommended you not be rehired because he has "issues" with you, that's not illegal. As long as those issues aren't your age, race, gender, religion, etc., or in retalliation for exercising your protected rights (such as filing a worker's comp claim), then he can do that.

The company is under no obligation to rehire you, even if you are qualified for the job UNLESS your age is the reason. They can refuse to rehire you in spite of your age, just not because of it.