What if my employer lied to me or made false statements to get me to take a job?
If you relied on your employer’s representations and either moved somewhere within Minnesota to take the job – or moved from out of the state to Minnesota to take the job – and the employer’s representations were false, then you’ve got a potential lawsuit against the company for fraudulent inducement: false statements as inducement to entering employment.
Basically, Minnesota law protects employees who rely on statements made by an employer to get them to take a job. If you relied on promises made by a potential employer, and then moved your life around to take the job, the employer doesn’t get to break their word without compensating you for damages.
What does Minnesota law do to protect employees who move to take a job?
The statute is Minn. Stat. Sec. 181.64: False Statements as Inducement to Entering Employment:
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It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, company, corporation, association, or organization of any kind, doing business in this state, directly or through any agent or attorney, to induce, influence, persuade, or engage any person to change from one place to another in this state, or to change from any place in any state, territory, or country to any place in this state, to work in any branch of labor through or by means of knowingly false representations, whether spoken, written, or advertised in printed form, concerning the kind or character of such work, the compensation therefor, the sanitary conditions relating to or surrounding it, or failure to state in any advertisement, proposal, or contract for the employment that there is a strike or lockout at the place of the proposed employment, when in fact such strike or lockout then actually exists in such employment at such place. Any such unlawful acts shall be deemed a false advertisement or misrepresentation for the purposes of this section and section 181.65.
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If you left your old job and moved to take a new job only to have your employer change the terms or conditions of the new job (like pay, duties, responsibilities, position, or location), call us today. You don’t have to be a victim. The law allows you to get compensation, including lost wages, emotional distress, and attorney fees and costs.
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There’s some information that we’ll need when you call. We will want to know who you worked for, what kind of work you did, for how long worked there, how much you earned, if/when you were terminated, the reason given by your employer for any discipline and termination, and why do you think your employer did something unlawful or wrongful. If you have this information handy, it will allow us to proceed more quickly.
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If we think that we might be able help you, we’ll set an appointment for you to talk with one of our employment lawyers. We’ll discuss your case, and give you our honest assessment of its strengths, weaknesses, and value. If we then mutually agree that Madia Law will represent you, we will talk about the process of moving forward with your case.
When you talk with our employment lawyers, please be sure to have all relevant documents that you have in your possession. For example, that could include: pay-stubs, personnel files, employment handbooks/policies, letters from your employer (including your termination letter), any text messages or emails that you think are important, and any other documents that you think might be helpful.
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