Wrongful Termination Legal Guides (25 found)

Written by Avvo Staff
Wrongful termination occurs when your employer breaks an employment agreement with you, violates an employment or anti-discrimination law, or fires you in retaliation for whistle-blowing or for filing a sexual harassment or workers' compensation claim.
9 of 10 users found this helpful. Posted in Wrongful Termination about 1 year ago.

Written by Avvo Staff
Wrongful termination based on an employee’s health condition is prohibited in many cases by the ADA and the FMLA.
3 of 3 users found this helpful. Posted in Wrongful Termination about 1 year ago. Jurisdiction: Federal

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Wrongful termination based on age is the illegal dismissal of an employee because he or she is 40 or older.
2 of 3 users found this helpful. Posted in Wrongful Termination about 1 year ago. Jurisdiction: Federal

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Filing a wrongful termination complaint with a government agency is a way for an employee to seek relief after an illegal dismissal.
1 of 1 users found this helpful. Posted in Wrongful Termination about 1 year ago. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Avvo Staff
Wrongful termination laws protect employees from unfair job dismissal based on discrimination, retaliation, or other illegal reasons.
6 of 8 users found this helpful. Posted in Wrongful Termination about 1 year ago. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Avvo Staff
Wrongful termination laws in Washington State are the state laws that, along with federal laws, protect employees from unfair job dismissal practices.
0 of 2 users found this helpful. Posted in Wrongful Termination about 1 year ago. Jurisdiction: Federal

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Wrongful termination based on a physical or mental disability is discrimination and is illegal according to federal and state law.
2 of 3 users found this helpful. Posted in Wrongful Termination about 1 year ago. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Samuel Eugene Spital
There are many factual considerations and legal issues that operate to establish liability and/or damages. Often, it is not just a matter of what specific reasons were given in a case, or what an employer said or did. Your attorney's role is to evaluate the real motivation.
9 of 10 users found this helpful. Posted in Wrongful Termination about 1 year ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Steven Mark Sweat
In this economy "lay offs" and other terminations are all too common. Find out if you may have a case for Wrongful Termination if you have recently been fired or "laid off". Despite what your employer is telling you, you need to get the bottom of their real motivation for your termination.
1 of 1 users found this helpful. Posted in Wrongful Termination 6 months ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Avvo Staff
A wrongful termination checklist can help an employer avoid practices that could lead to a wrongful termination lawsuit.
3 of 4 users found this helpful. Posted about 1 year ago. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Avvo Staff
An employer can’t terminate an employee for using FMLA leave or for opposing unlawful practices related to FMLA.
3 of 3 users found this helpful. Posted in Employment / Labor about 1 year ago. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Samuel Eugene Spital
To be considered "wrongful termination," it must violate fundamental public policy. This means a state or federal statute, regulation, or constitutional provision is violated by the termination. There are many examples.
5 of 6 users found this helpful. Posted in Employment / Labor about 1 year ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Francis Xavier Pray
There are ways to think about a case that will help you understand if you'll succeed at a trial. This way of "seeing" requires bifocals: 1 way focuses on the technical elements, and the other way, equally important, focuses on the moral drama of the story.
1 of 1 users found this helpful. Posted in Employment / Labor 6 months ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Alan James Brinkmeier
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Americans with Disabilities Act and Civil Rights Act Title VII are federal statutory laws that prohibit discrimination in the workplace.
9 of 9 users found this helpful. Posted in Discrimination 2 months ago. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Samuel Eugene Spital
Business entity selection and business formation: general and limited partnerships, incorporation, limited liability companies (LLC), Insurance and risk management Employer / employee considerations Tax requirements Advertising and Marketing Leases Contracts
1 of 2 users found this helpful. Posted in Wrongful Termination about 1 year ago. Jurisdiction: California

Written by Neyah Kane Bennett
Many employers offer severance pay (a severance package) as part of a layoff or termination. This article covers the basic steps of what should you do or consider if you are offered severance pay.
3 of 4 users found this helpful. Posted in Wrongful Termination 10 months ago.

Written by Leslie A Farber
In New Jersey and many other states, unless there is an employment contract between the employee and the employer, the employer has the right to fire or discipline the employee at any time for any reason or no reason at all. The exception is when the employer's action is because of discrimination.
0 of 1 users found this helpful. Posted in Wrongful Termination 8 months ago. Jurisdiction: New Jersey

Written by Andres Rivera-Ortiz
Did you know that the Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA), also known as the Polygraph Law, prohibits polygraph tests by private employers, except in very limited circumstances?
Posted in Wrongful Termination 3 months ago. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Trevor Paul VanBerkom
In Ohio, the injured worker is entitled to choose what doctor will handle his or her medical care.
Posted in Wrongful Termination about 1 month ago. Jurisdiction: Ohio

Written by Thad Harkins
Tips, with links, to getting ready for and participating in an unemployment Appeal Tribunal hearing, especially in claims of "misconduct" and evaluating your case for filing a discrimination claim with the EEOC or TWC. Links to key little known TWC resources available online.
Posted in Wrongful Termination 2 months ago. Jurisdiction: Texas