ever since i found out my coworker is having an affair with the manager she' s been accusing me of not doing my job properly , she always get away with stuff, i always kept my distance and mouth shut and today i got fired, and one of the reasons was that she claims that i was harrassing her which is not true.is there something i can legally do?? i need my job, got a fam to support, and she is just lying.
2007-10-17 10:23:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It depends on why exactly you got fired. If the ONLY reason was her claims of harrassment, then you were unlawfully terminated--because the existence of a sexual relationship between her and her boss, and your knowledge of it, establishes a hostile work environment due to sexual harrassment--but if you were fired for several reasons (tardiness, layoffs, bad performance) and that was just one of them, you're out of luck, probably.
2007-10-17 10:27:43 · answer #1 · answered by fredo 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
What documentation do you have? Do you have witnesses to refute her claims? If you do, bring civil suit against her first, expose her, then inform your former employer that they have exactly NO time to: A. Hire you back; B. Pay you for all the time off, plus punitive damages, and that if they do not, you will bring suit against them on the same basis you have already won. If you don't have such documentation, might as well smile, light a cigarette, as you have just been done in, though you can always try the local employment services organization for help.
2007-10-17 17:39:01 · answer #2 · answered by marconprograms 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you would really like to follow up on this contact your local Employees Labor Relation Board. If legal redress is possible ( which it might be even as an at will employee) they would know and be able to tell you how to proceed. Questions: Did they document your alleged misconduct? And even if you get your job back will you want it. I am sure that they will make your life hell and look for any opportunity to fire you again.
2007-10-17 17:41:50 · answer #3 · answered by xtremesummerraine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practically, you should just find another job.
It's not what you know, it's what you can prove.
The success of a slander lawsuit would depend on the evidence you have. Presumably, you have none. Your time would be best spent finding a new job and moving on.
2007-10-17 17:28:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Nothing in your story would support an unfair termination suit as you are an at will employee. The sexual harassment approach has little merit and is likely to fail.
2007-10-17 17:32:15 · answer #5 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
file a complaint with your states labor relations board
does the company have a human relations dept?
do you have the reason you were fired in writing?
Are ether of those two idiots married?
Cheers
2007-10-17 17:33:25 · answer #6 · answered by james b 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sue her for slander.
2007-10-17 17:26:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋