My former employer did not like me because of my ethinic background. It was not the person that hired me, the company switched hands. I was fired for something, that according to the company handbook should have been a written warning. Other employees violated the same rule and nothing happened to them. I know NYS is an at will state, but I want to know if I could pursue this legally.
2007-11-25 04:09:04 · 6 answers · asked by MYM 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes. If you believe that your firing was racially motivated you could contact the EEOC.
1-800-669-4000
http://www.eeoc.gov/contact.html
2007-11-25 04:19:14 · answer #1 · answered by Ti 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can PROVE that it was your ethnic background that proximately caused your termination then you may have a case. This may be difficult especially as a rules violation was involved and you admit to that fact. It would be easy enough for the employer to rebut your claim of ethnic bias by pointing out that your violation of the rules was so egregious that a mere written warning was not sufficient in your case.
You haven't provided details of what the specific violation was and more importantly you probably don't have factual knowledge of all of the details of the alleged violations by other employees and what actions were taken against them. Just because someone says that nothing happened doesn't make it so. They may have even taken a demotion or pay cut but are unwilling to share that tidbit of information with you.
You need to consult with an attorney who specializes in labor relations and employment law. They can provide you with legal advice and help you decide if you have a case worth pursuing.
2007-11-25 04:20:35 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you can validate your complaint that you were terminated on race/ethnicity grounds, then you probably don't have a strong case.
You will have to present solid evidence that this was the grounds for your termination, and that is often difficult to do. Any comments made about race/ethnicity? Any e-mails. Any witnesses? Is there a pattern of this (meaning more than just YOU). If you were the only one let go, the case is probably weak. If there appears to be a "pruning" of a certain race/ethnicity from the employment pool...it may be something that can be looked into.
The big problem is that you appear to admit that you did commit some wrong-doing, so it was not a completely race-based termination.
Good luck to you.
2007-11-25 04:21:25 · answer #3 · answered by ironjag 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can prove you were fired solely because of your ethnic background, then you have a good case.
Take yourself and your employee handbook to the nearest employment rights attorney. (There are zillions of them these days.) If you have a case, the attorney will take it in a heartbeat.
2007-11-25 04:21:16 · answer #4 · answered by Mr Placid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all, sorry to hearken to approximately your difficulty. Secondly, i'm no longer a professional of any form, yet I definitely have in simple terms been terminated from my activity (that i grew to become into at for over 4 years) because of the fact of an ailment, so i'm able to understand a number of your emotions. I definitely have contacted quite a few attorneys, none of that have been keen to help me. you're able to desire to touch your interior sight exertions board, a supervisor bigger than your GM, probably a district or state supervisor, or in case you're able to desire to discover a lawyer that would shield the form of case, pursue that. you're able to additionally qualify for unemployment money. sturdy success with regardless of you be sure!
2016-10-09 11:08:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have documentation of these things then you could have a case. It's all about the proof.
2007-11-25 04:16:47 · answer #6 · answered by Dragonmistress 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋