Re: [tlug] Ghosted?

[James Tobin <jamesbtobin@example.com>]

Stephen J. Turnbull <steve@example.com> wrote:

> "Equitable estoppel" just means that the court compels performance of
> the contract (rather than deciding the claim is bullshit or awarding
> damages).  If it's not explicit in the written contract between the
> recruiter and the employer, I think your recruiter is probably SOL.
> Also, in situations like this it's rarely the preferred resolution,
> because it's much too easy for the violator to satisfy the letter of
> the contract while providing no substantial relief.

Equitable estoppel applies when one party’s conduct leads another to
rely in good faith. Here, it was the employer’s repeated signals—not
the headhunter's assumptions—that created that reliance. If anyone
shifted the goalposts, it wasn’t the supplier.