re: #28 Walter L. Newton

Short of having something in writing, there is not much that can be done. Employment laws (at least in the US), generally favor the employer in cases like this, unless you have iron clad proof. And even then, they don’t really owe anyone anything… they usually win.

There is such a thing as a verbal contract.
And a verbal offer of employment, and his acceptance of it, might constitute such. Especially since he’s gone and rearranged his life for this job, AND showed up as he promised he would.

Something’s weird.