Terminated from employment unfairly, please help?

Question

I was hired August 4th, 2008 to work for TASC(Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities). On Thursday, 8/21/08, my co-worker lied about the events that un-folded during the workday and made a bunch of stuff up about me and it resulted today 8/22/08 in my employment termination or in other words, I was fired. And it was absolutely unfair and unjust. There was no group meeting. Just my supervisor and my boss met with me, got my side of the story and evidently had already made their minds up on the termination decision before even meeting with me. They went with the co-worker and believed every word she said. None of the things she said was true. Anyone else had a similar situation take place?

Answer 1

file a case in small claims court for wrongful termination.

Answer 2

Well, that was rotten of the co-worker.  And if you can prove that the things she said were total lies and got you fired, you might be able to sue her for slander - but that could be pretty tough to win.

You don't have any recourse over getting fired though, unfortunately.

About all you can really do is look for another job.  Sometimes life isn't fair.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Other than a few legally protected situations (e.g., race, age), an employer can fire an employee for any reason, or an incorrect reason, or even no reason.

What you have is a personal grievance, not a legal claim. Sorry. Good luck.

Answer 4

You may not believe it now, but you are much better off not working for an employer who would do such a thing.  Pick yourself up and move on to bigger and better things.  That employer is stuck with a liar.  The truth will one day come out.

Answer 5

it depends on your state laws... i know that in north carolina, we are an at 'at will' work state... that means that i can quit without cause and/or notice and my boss can fire without cause and/or notice... the only exceptions (generally speaking) are when the decision is made based on race, gender, disability, etc.

you may also want to check with the company's hiring policy regarding a probationary period (even if you are not in an 'at will' state, probationary employment is commonplace these days for the initial 30-90 days...

check with your state's labor board or employment commission regarding "wrongful termination"