Tennessee Wrongful Termination Legal Questions

This certainly sounds unfair, but not necessarily unlawful.  There are no laws in Tennesee that specifically prohibit retaliation, bullying or targeting in general. There are specific laws that prohibit some of this conduct in specific situations. For example, if you are bullied or target due to a factor such as sex or race, you could have a claim for unlawful sex or race based harassment.  Additionally, if you were retaliated against for a legally protected activity such as using FMLA or requesting workers compensation, then such act might be unlawful. Otherwise, Tennessee is an employment-at-will state where an employee can be fired for good, bad or no reason at all.... Read More

If the employer was aware of your condition, there may be a violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act.  If not, there is likely no legal claim for wrongful firing. Additionally, if you were employed in Texas for a non-Tennessee employer, you will probably need to get an attorney in Texas to fiel such a claim.... Read More

While you did not say so, I am assuming that you are talking about the Tennessee Abuse Registry. The normal process is to give you notice of their intent to put you on the registry so that you can contest it. If you were given notice and the opportunity to challenge it and choose not to challenge it, there is nothing that you can do at this point.... Read More