Florida Wrongful Termination Legal Questions

OK so if your colleague or coworker has been sexually harassing you, you must first report this to the management so that they can separate the two of you and hopefully discipline the person that was sexually harassing you. If the conduct continues after you have reported it to the management in your company, then you have a right to file an EEOC charge so that the equal employment opportunity commission can get involved and get an investigation underway. Once they have investigated your case, they usually give you a right to sue letter within six months. It is at that point that you can retain counsel to file a lawsuit. Most of us take these cases on contingency fee, which means that you don't pay anything unless you win. But first you have to exhaust your administrative remedies. If you have reported this conduct to management, make sure that you're reporting it to the right people. Usually it's human resources department that is identified in the employee handbook and Keep records of the complaint for proof. Now if the person has sexually assaulted you as opposed to sexual harassment, then you should maybe think about reporting this to the police department because sexual assault is a crime. Where there is touching and sexual battery involved.... Read More

We always ask in such situations, are there other factors or motivations that may have lead to the termination which are unstated.  Usually there's more to the termination than the employer discloses, and clearly they would say to you that we are terminating you for unlawful reasons.  First question is if you have an employment contract, have that reviewed with counsel.  Second if the facts do not fit the explanation, then again, consult a lawyer and go over the history and a lawyer can help determine if there is any possible unlawful conduct.  In your position, I suggest that you do and obtain legal advice, whether you pay for a consultation or not, as you may need legal advice and that's probably worth scheduling an appointment.  You may have grounds to seek legal action, but these facts alone do not provide a basis to conclude anything unlawful has occurred.  Mitchell... Read More

Your husband should obtain an attorney for the workers comp injuries.  You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by his abs rights to protect.  As an employee at will there is little protection for his job but if any retaliation for pursuing work comp that is unlawful.  Consult a lawyer         ... Read More

 There is no legal right most likely in the situation as an employee at will to keep your job or to prevent an employer from terminating you simply because of absences unless they would have been covered under the family medical leave act. You should contact and employment lawyer and review the situation if you were employed in full-time capacity for at least a year and there are 50 or more  employees. If not then you may not have the right to any legal action other than unemployment   ... Read More

Not sure if you have filed for workers comp but that should be explored. Not enough information just here to see if any law is violated but there is not a "wrongful termination" law to generically rely upon only statutory protections which this may or may not fall under   consult a lawyer and Remember is you did not obtain work comp benefits you have  only 2 years to file a petition         ... Read More

As a general matter, employment in the United States is on an "at will" basis. That means an employee may be terminated at any time for any reason or no reason at all. As a general matter, our judicial system does not involve itself in second-guessing employers' termination decisions. Your posited facts do not suggest that your termination was occasioned by your membership in a protected group (race, religion, etc.).... Read More