Job posting, promotion and promising jobs

[corr]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois
I work at a company where job promotions are promised to employees prior to posting or interviews. I am wondering if there is a law being broken here.
In brief, there was a carefully constructed job shuffle, all the jobs had to be posted, but one job was posted for roughly 2 hours before being taken down, one job was posted for two or more weeks, but the person who got it said that he wasnt worried because the hiring manager would simply throw away all other resumes. Now a job is being given away even before the manager posting it has a chance to do so.
I was to be considered, but now I see I don't have a chance in hell.

There is rampant nepotism occurring, where family members are mysteriously getting high level jobs within the company, that had not been posted.
So, nepotism is legal in the private sector? Is the above mentioned situation legal, cause it sure reeks of foul play.

 

[justalayman]

is the employer any government agency or is there a union?

Yes, nepotism is legal in private sector employers.

 

[corr]

No, unfortunately not, they are totally private. And fight to the point of firing people for mentioning the word to avoid being unionized.

 

[Johnny Mac]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois

There is rampant nepotism occurring, where family members are mysteriously getting high level jobs within the company,

Is it so mysterious??? lol

Really though, unless you have an actual contract saying how promotions will be available to you (not just company policy in an employee handbook ~ unless the company is actually stupid enough to document it in a handbook that does not contain a disclaimer that the handbook is not binding) then what they are doing is not abnormal at all. Nor a cause of action.

 

[corr]

Damn. Well thanks for the answers.

 

[cbg]

The law does not require that private sector jobs be posted at all. If the one job was posted for two hours, it was posted for two hours longer than the law required.

Plenty of nepotism in the private sector. Perfectly legal.