Understanding the Difficult Landscape of Wrongful Termination
Although much employment is “at-will”, there are some important exceptions to the at-will rule that may help your wrongful termination case. Our legal team examines written contracts explicitly promising job security, implied promises, breaches of good faith and fair dealing and violations of public policy.
If you or a loved one believe you’ve experienced wrongful termination you can turn to the associates at Jay Zelenock Law Firm to fight for your rights. Please contact us for a free first initial consultation.
Client Success Stories:
Employment Law: Wrongful Termination
The Firm represented a senior executive level professional, who was wrongfully terminated from his employment by a Michigan college. The Firm attempted pre-suit negotiations with the college, which were productive but not sufficient to resolve the dispute in a timely manner. So, the Firm filed suit for the client for breach of contract and other statutory violations. Fortunately, the college and client were able to reach a confidential settlement relatively quickly, which brought matters to a close on very favorable terms for the client, and the dispute was resolved quickly and without great expense.
Employment Law: Sexual Harassment and Wrongful Termination
A woman was sexually harassed by her boss at work. She was very upset by the harassment and so she made a report to the company’s human resources department about it. Unfortunately, after her report to HR, the company began “papering her file” with supposed “problems with her work,” even though she had always had good evaluations about her work before her report to HR. Then, within a few months, the company terminated her employment with no explanation or claim that she had done anything wrong that warranted termination. The firm assisted the employee with filing a lawsuit for wrongful termination and retaliatory discharge in violation of Michigan’s Elliott Larson Civil Rights Act, often called ELCRA, which protects employees from discrimination and harassment based on protected statuses such as sex, race, ethnicity, religion etc. ELCRA also offers protection from retaliation for opposing violations of the ELCRA statute (such as retaliatory firing of an employee in response to her/his objection to an employer’s unlawful harassment based on sex, race, religion etc). After filing suit, the firm was able to obtain a substantial settlement for the wrongfully discharged employee, so that she could move forward with her life and career in an efficient and supportive manner.
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