I am trying to see if you guys think I have a case for a Slander law suit.?

Question

I work for a travling medical company and am contracted out to hospitals and such, at my most recent employeer I had to call out sick one day, I had the next 4 days off so I figured the next day since I was feeling better why not go out of town to see a few family members, when I returned to work my boss who was not scheduled for work came in and forced me to have a meeting with her at which point she began yelling and cursing me telling me I was a liar and I was out of town when I called out sick, she had no facts to back this up just her gut feeling, she then called my main company and told them this fabrication as well at which point they called and told me this may hinder future jobs due to the bad reference, my contract was also terminated early due to this. I feel like she has really put me in a bad spot by making up this story for which she has not an ounce of proof. Do you guys think that this could be grounds for a slander law suit? Any advise would be very much appreicated.

Answer 1

It sounds more like wrongful discharge. See one of those "no recovery, no fee" lawyers. They give you a free consultation to see if you have a winning case. This is where you can tell your story and ask what you just asked in your question and get free advice from a lawyer.

Answer 2

it doesn't look to good what you did unless you had a very good reason to visit those family members. You probably had your best intentions but company leaders can also be bureaucrats and sometimes they're more than willing to use their bad day against "subordinates" when they have the opportunity. But lets face it, if you were able to travel all the way to your family it implies that you were also able to work. It certainly isn't a positive representation of a dedicated co-worker. I don't know what the rules are in your country but here you're supposed to stay at home as long as you're "sick" no matter how good you feel. Here they even send people out to visit you at your home when you're sick. If they don't find you at home you can get fired and sometimes even lose your social rights....
As to the proof to you being out of town i wonder how else they knew because after all you were out of town right? I'm afraid you're pulling the shortest end here... you might want to talk to the union

Answer 3

Lawyers around here usually give the first half hour or hour free and you can talk to as many as you want. Probably without witnesses to come to court, swear out affidavits or even having heard what was said, it can be very difficult and make feeling worse all around. People can have any opinion they want. If you can't sue, it's the emotional repercussions that are most important for you to deal with. Paraphrasing Winston Churchill, life is one darned thing after another. Since the secret to good judgment and life altogether is Emotional Intelligence, I would include that in your rounds, as learning Emotional Intelligence will make you a winner no matter how it turns out and it's all free on the net.

Answer 4

Maybe unlawful termination lawsuit. Especially if she did it with no proof. If you called in sick one day and then had the next 4 off, your only obligation to stay home and be "sick" is the day that you actually called off sick from work. The rest of the time is yours to do as you wish.

Answer 5

Sounds more like an Unfair Dismissal Suit. If you are in a union talk to your union representative or if not talk to your state Ombudsman who can refer you to the right people to handle your case.