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[โ€“] Voyajer@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That sounds illegal. If you're in the US look into detrimental reliance and promissory estoppel.

[โ€“] SatouKazuma@programming.dev 9 points 2 weeks ago

I'll tack those onto the wrongful termination case on which I've got them dead to rights. Promissory estoppel is sadly not a thing in most of the US, though, as far as I'm aware.