What to do if I relied a promise made by my employer to my detriment?

What to do if I relied a promise made by my employer to my detriment?

My mother and I worked for the same company that owned a chain of specialty outlets where we live. We’re were making enough to just scrape by. A few months ago, our old car broke down and we were left with no choice but to buy a used model as a replacement. We asked our Regional Manager to contact the owner of the business and see if he was going to be closing our store down, she emailed us that he said “no, we are not closing any stores down” and that we “could go ahead and take out the financing on the new car.” Now, about 4 months later, he closed the store down anyway, throwing us into extreme debt as we now cannot pay our bills, and may lose the car What do I do? Can the email be used as a promissory note?

Asked on October 28, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Tennessee

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