In a round about way .. I'm gonna have to bluff/threaten them .. as I talked to a lawyer (I think, honestly he seemed like a cook imo) and was pretty much told that since I didn't have a "contract" that verbal isn't good enough to pursue anything in court.
I don't know that I agree, but it's what I was told.
Unfortunately Jennie, without a witness to what you were told etc, it'd be such an enormous long-shot to prove anything. That would be considered as hearsay unfortunately and courts don't take notice of hearsay.
It would just be too much stress for you, for nothing, possibly.
Your best bet would be to come out of this the better person, dust off and move on to something making sure there is a legally-binding contract.
A kook! And was he kooking at the time?
So long as copies of the emails are printed out with date and time stamps, you should have some leverage.
Unfortunately, an E-mail wouldn't be proof either, at least not over here, b/c in the eyes of the law, someone else could have sent them - well, that's what he could say anyway, so that wouldn't be concrete proof either.
It's a tough one I know, but it still depends on you and how much you want to put yourself through.
I hope you find some solution though by getting work somewhere else. Just remember the contract thing though. In business, verbal holds no weight at all.
Take care.
