Is an offer letter received through email a legal binding contract?

Question

Is an offer letter received through email a legal binding contract?

Answer 1

NO..................................

an offer letter of any kind is not a binding contract.

it is simply an offer made usually contingent on numerous factors including your acceptance prior to someone else accepting the position.

Answer 2

Not in many states. It can be introduced as part of disputes of contracts contrary to state laws- but the state laws have precedence. Cancellation and arbitration terms in email offer letters contrary to residence state laws are disregarded, collection attempts based on fraud terms are sometimes treated as theft attempts.  Some offers lead to contract out of state- you can always send counter offer and note county attorney has a copy - state usery laws may restrict interest charge and you'll go by your state laws and county court system- the company can accept your terms or stop sending bill on fraudulent contracts. Big threat is credit rating will be destroyed if you don't follow terms and you'll be sued in state of company residence and lose when don't appear , judgement will be entered and assets siezed. This is where home states laws have to be reconciled with interstate commerce regarding other states contract provisions. County judge that tells out of state company to send rep to his court can get you the same judgement against them, then federal judge checks fraud charges against company and adds to list of disputes- a couple years later you get a note the fraud company wants to make a settlement deal to stay out of prison or maybe you are now blocked from credit rating service. take your chances.