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Termination or resignation do i have a case

in feb 2009 my professional license was suspened. i informed my employer. hr gave me a 30 day unprotected leave. i told hr that was not enough time. they told me i can sign another leave if needed. well when it was time to recieve another leave. my boss told hr i was making a negative impact on the dept. paying ot and using agency techs. which is not true. then the hr director gave me the choice to resign or be terminated.so i resigned,recently i had a meeting with the ceo and explain the situation. its been 2 weeks and no answer. ive called several times. but no response.

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Reputation Level 17
You don't say what your professional license is, or how it relates to your job, or if you have a contract of employment with your employer, so it is hard to know what to say. Assuming your professional license is necessary to do your job, and assuming you have an at-will employment situation, I don't see that employer is doing anything wrongful. They need people to do the job, but your license is suspended, so presumably you can't do the job. An employer is not doing anything unlawful by terminating the employment of someone who can't do the job.

Good luck with your circumstance. I'm not licensed to practice law in Florida so don't take what I say here as legal advice. It's just information based on general principles of law which is intended to educate. If you need legal advice, please consult a lawyer who holds Florida licensure.

Reputation Level 14
Send a written communication to the CEO (letter or email). Recap your meeting and ask for a response within a certain number of days. If still no response, then it seems the answer is clear.

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