One night justbefore work was over, my boss asked to speak to me alone. He started to flirt with me, then he tried to make a move on me. His hands were around my waist and he kept leaning in to kiss me when i was saying no, and after saying no for about the sixith time i slapped him. He got angry with me and I told him i just wanted to act like it had never happened and that i'd see him tomorrow. But since then he was horrible to me, he made snide comments and gave me loads of work to do, most of which I wasn't even supose to be doing. A couple of days later he sacked me for no apparent reason. Is there something I can do about this? I'm really upset abut this, I had been working there for years before he arrived, so any advice would be much appriated :)
2006-12-28 10:22:01 · 16 answers · asked by xXxStacixXx 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
if he fired you for no reason then it's wrongful termination, and then you have a case against him. there's also the sexual harrassment he should have to answer for. if it's a large company perhaps you could go to the top (his boss), if not i'd seriously consider a lawsuit.
2006-12-28 10:27:06 · answer #1 · answered by *KiM* 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Filing a complaint with your state employment office is the first option. However, you will have to fill out tons of paperwork and wait for someone to contact you for a case review. In the end, they might give you an approval to hire an attorney so you can sue for sexual harassment. The hard part begins because you will then have to try and find an attorney who will accept your case. Most will if you have cash in hand to pay your legal fees. If you do not have cash then your chances of getting this action to court will be slim to none. My best advice is to forget it. Go and find yourself a really nice boss who can appreciate you for who you are, not what they want from you. (Smile.) And some day you will get the last laugh when your ex-boss gets "nailed" for inappropriate sexual behavior. Believe me, I've had my share of last laughs.
2006-12-28 10:38:44 · answer #2 · answered by Willow 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't say if there is people over your boss. If there is, I would take it to upper management. It is sexual harassment,and losing your job for turning him down is grounds for a law suit. Upper management will also realise this and work out the situation for you,provided he doesn't have a documented history of poor job performance on your part. It might become difficult to prove if there are past write-ups,etc. If he is an independant owner, go straight to an attorney and go forward from there.
2006-12-28 10:32:07 · answer #3 · answered by Rhea B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you CAN take legal action against him. I would start right NOW writing down every comment, every action, everything out of the ordinary, because it may be a long road and battle. But what he did was sexual harrassment, and you have every right to sue. I wish you good luck.
2006-12-28 10:25:04 · answer #4 · answered by donnabellekc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Report this to his superiors in detail immediately. I'm talking first thing in the morning if you can't contact someone right now. What he did was unbelievably illegal and could reflect very badly on the company. If I was his superior i'd be upset if I wasn't told right away.
2006-12-28 10:33:36 · answer #5 · answered by Ricky J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can tell the department of human services. My teacher knew a woman who was treated like that by her boss and she told the human services guy who was her bosses bro. then she called my teacher asking for help. he said to give her boss the shock treatment. then the next day, when he introduced her at a press conference as "his girl" she grabbed his nuts and squeezed and told him never to say that again. the people at the press conference got him fired and his brother for letting it slip by unnoticed. Good Luck!
P.S.- my teacher and that woman are still married to this day!
2006-12-28 10:35:03 · answer #6 · answered by daniele™ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get out. It can only get worse. If you can get someone to take the case to court for free -- like filing a civil complaint -- then do so. Otherwise, leave and don't ever look back.
Best of luck.
2006-12-28 10:24:54 · answer #7 · answered by martino 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
probably not. talk to a human resource department if you have one. definitely talk to a lawyer to find out if he has had any sexual harassment charges in the past. if not file one. did you tell anyone after it happened? good luck.
2006-12-28 10:33:14 · answer #8 · answered by dude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you said no and he persisted, that was the time to ask for a large raise, etc.
why didn't you tell on that nasty fool?
report him, to the company, the cops, whoever
you will get unemployment compensation
maybe sue the company too
2006-12-28 10:29:20 · answer #9 · answered by kurticus1024 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the (un)employment office ad file for benifits, He's gotta be able to prove you were fires for gross misconduct, or file a sexual harrassment/wronful termination suit on him, I'm sure you can find a lawyer to file on contingency
2006-12-28 10:27:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋