That is, they falsely induced you to leave your old job by misrepresenting the salary or the job itself. If they are just plain stupid, they may not be liable for that. You also may have a claim for breach of contract, based on the written offer or any promises made in the interview. You should sit down right now and write out everything you remember about what they told you in the interviews, what the job advertisement said, etc. There is nothing illegal about a company making stupid business decisions, changing its business model, or reorganizing jobs out of existence.
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