QUESTION
Can I sue my boss for firing me because of Facebook?
Asked on Sep 22nd, 2014 on Business Law - Florida
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Recently, the niece of my boss, Mr. A, got fed up with being mistreated and quit working at the store that we both worked at. She posted a comment on Facebook stating that she had quit, and I replied with, "Good for you. If I had to put up with the shit you did I would probably just walk out." Somehow my boss hears about this and I am told one day after I clock in that I had been replaced because of the comment, no warning. I have since lost my apartment due to lack of funds and am still unemployed and homeless, and I feel that I have been unfairly treated and deserve compensation. Do I have a viable case?
1 ANSWER
I'm sorry, no. You insulted your boss and he fired you. Unless you have a contract which prohibits you being fired for that reason, or you can prove that the facebook remark was a sham and you were really fired for some impermissible reason (race, gender, religion, etc.), you have no claim.
Answered on Sep 22nd, 2014 at 12:14 PM