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Wrongful Termination
What is Wrongful Termination?
For a former employee to bring a wrongful termination charge against an employer the firing or termination must violate an existing contract or statute. Some common types of actionable terminations include:
- Retaliation for resisting sexual harassment
- Violation of a Employment Contract
- Retaliation for whistle blowing
- Retaliation for complaints about unpaid overtime
- Discrimination based on race, age, sex or disability
- Retaliation for using Family Medical Leave
- Accusations of confidentiality agreement violations
- Accusations of non-compete contract violations
Sexual Harassment & Employment Law Articles
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02 Jul 08
Withholding Severance Pay
A recent article in the Chicago Tribune describes a settlement won by a veteran employee at the Indianapolis-based drug manufacturer. The lawsuit centered around Eli Lilly not paying Starr E. Johnson's severance pay in order to have a discrimination charge that she filed be withdrawn. The company's refusal to pay the severance agreement came after the discrimination charge was filed. The EEOC office in Indianapolis was quoted as saying, "... (Read More)
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28 Apr 08
Time is Money
Oftentimes when employers have a lawsuit filed against them it is for a harassment or discrimination case with an employee. However, it is not so much discrimination and sexual harassment as one may assume, but instead stems from violations of state and federal wage and hour laws, such as:* bad record keeping* poor or non-existent company policies in place* improper procedures* bad payroll practices* incorrect time reportingBasically, "time is ... (Read More)
