The job that never was

I was hired by a school to become a Director of a program. I received a simple employment contract, stating the salary, position and starting date, signed by both the employer and myself.
Upon commencement of employment, I was informed that the job no longer exists. I have passed up another offer for this position and now I have nothing.

Do I have any legal right to sue?

Ron

Without using actual names, please type your entire "simple employment contract" verbatim.

Also, please tell us your State.

School

Date


Dear Ron,

we are pleased to offer you employment at _____. We feel that your skills and background will be a valuable asset to our team.
Per our discussion, the position offered to you is, __ ___ Program Director.

Your starting date will be on or about October 15th, 2006. The starting salary as we discussed will be $xx.xx per year. Salary is paid Bi-Weekly.

An employee handbook will be issued to you outlining the medical, vacation and related benefits, as well as School policy.

If you chose to accept this offer, please sign and fax to xxx-xxxx.

We look foward to working with you as part of our management team at _____ school.



Name
Co-Founder _Signature__

Manager ___MY Name____


Company and all parties are in New Jersey.

In answer to your question, yes, you can, and should, sue. Your causes of action would be breach of contract and detrimental reliance, among other causes of action. See a local attorney for representation.