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Offered a severence package in exchange for signing a waiver & release agreement. Can I be used as scapegoat without recourse?

The waiver and release discharges your employer from any liability claim you may have that arise out of your employment relationship or the termination of your employment. There are a handful of claims that cannot be waived, even if you sign this document, such as a claim for workers compensation benefits. But, generally speaking, if you sign this document, you give up any claim you may have resulting from any that occurred before you sign the severance agreement. If the scapegoating you are...

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Do I need a lawyer?

I like the idea of covertly recording your co-workers and supervisors being abusive to you, especially if you get one or more of them to mention that your illness is the or a reason for their abuse. It is always good to have evidence to support your complaint, because you know that they will deny it. Do a better job than just "trying" to go to your higher management. Put your complaint to them in writing, and specifically allege that you are being subjected to this abusive treatment because...

My husband was fired from his job on false pretenses is he able to sue them?

If your husband was an at will employee, the only way that he could sue them is if he has evidence that would demonstrate that his termination was based on his race, age, gender, national origin, or some other specific characteristic or conduct that that law protects. There is no law in Michigan or on the federal level that requires employers to terminate for fair or just reasons, only. The law in Michigan and in most states leave it up to the employer and employee to detemine, through the...

Is this a reasonable suit for wrongful termination

It is illegal to fire an employee because she is pregnant. Pregnancy discrimination is a form of sex discrimination and is illegal. The fact that the selected you for termination, instead of your replacement, and told you to come back after having the baby and that they would fire her, is evidence that your pregnancy was a factor in their decision. That does not necessarily make it a good lawsuit, because your damages picture is unclear. What year did this happen? If April 5, 2008, and you...

The General Manager son is trying to fight me and likes to come to work high. He has threathen me a few times what can i do?

Make a formal complaint to HR. Request that the kid be forbidden for entering the premises. Use your common sense to solve the problem, rather than looking for a way to cash in on it with a lawsuit, because you'll find that there is not much of a lawsuit there at all.

I work at a company for the past year and four months...I have a very well extablished work history before this.

This is a terrible situation, and you really should not put up with it. Why on Earth are you resorting to looking for help on the internet, instead of calling a lawyer? Get to work on a few different tracks. First, start looking for a different job. You are never going to feel good about working at that place, and you should put your mental and emotional health first. There is no shame in walking away form an abusive situation and finding a better situation for your health. Second, what...

Is this situation considered a hostile work environment? Can the assistant director be charged with sexual harassment?

Aside from the sexual comments and sex toy prior to your complaint, it sounds like the sexual conduct stopped after you made your complaint. If your expectation of something "being done" about it is that your employer must take disciplinary action, such as termination, you are expecting more than the law requires. The employer need only take action that stops the sexual harassment. Your problem seems to be retaliation for making the complaint. Does your employer have someone in charge of...

Do I have a sexual harassment case or where should I go?

If your employer has a policy that states that sexual harassment and other forms of unlawful discrimination is prohibited, and a complaint procedure that allows you to report the conduct and secure remedial action, you must report the alleged harassment to your employer before your employer can be liable for a sexual harassment claim. If you report the sexual harassment, you should be ready to show all of your evidence that it occurred (such as copies of the emails and the photos), and how it...