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[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 5 days 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.