If you have reasonably relied on a job offer to your detriment (e.g., by quitting another job, quitting school, moving to be closer to the job, investing money in equipment or training, or incurring other expenses reasonably related to the job offer), your employer may be liable if it terminates you before a reasonable period of time goes by. In that case, the employer may owe you money to compensate for the amount you reasonably spent, and for the expense of finding a new job. (If the amount owed is less than $7,500, you may be able to recover the funds in small claims court, without a lawyer.)