Emails?
Statements said in front of people who'll vouch for you?
Actions that are hard for the employer to deny?

If so before you go see a lawyer get that together in a time line and make sure it's the thing that you present to them.

Or do you think it was a case of workplace discrimination because of your orientation?

File for unemployment. Don't let them tell you that you can't, either.

hopefully, if they were so shitty to you, it`ll be all for the better that you no longer have to work for them. Good luck with that interview.

Emails, letters, sworn statements. If you do have proof, they'll dangle a settlement in front of you. It might be that you haven't any real proof, but your suspicions are correct, and they'll fold and offer a settlement, rather than go to court.

$2000 should get you by? They really said that? The NERVE!

with the idea that you may sue your former company do yourself a favor and stop writing about it on the internet.

Any comments you make here are admissible in court as evidence against your case.

as much as I want to expose them. They shouldn't even be accredited right now.

You don't get severance Pay when you are fired..
You are very lucky if what you claim is true...
I too had a similar thing occur to me years ago..
The Company I worked for invented a reason to dissolve my Position to avoid any legal action by me..

And i am getting unemployment thank god, but found out it will only be $444 a week. I think basically what happened is my direct boss didn't like me so invented ways to get me out.

I was laid off in 2010 and only received $330 a week. That is the maximum in Georgia where I live.

But my company was generous and gave me a severance package of 6 months pay.

Since I was of retirement age, I just decided to retire then as I was already collecting social security.

Even with inflation, $440 and $330 per week sounds pretty darned good for unemployment insurance.

But what they didn't tell me was that I would also be the registrar and career services as well. It was just too much work for one person. The same thing happened to the last campus director, if I had known that I never would have started working there. They wanted to pay as few people as possible to run an entire school which is ridiculous.

I'd quit my job for that.

accepting severance pay makes it more difficult to win any legal action resulting form the termination

You don't get a severance package if you've been fired.

...perhaps you should not post anymore about it on the internets. Whether or not to post more about the firing should be a question for the attorney.

ON THE JOB.

I cannot understand how it is legal, but it is.

PA. is a right to work state, so I lost my family health insurance because I got hurt.


I hope you get the job, I'm worried that all my injuries (rt knee, left shoulder now right shoulder) and my age, 55, is going to make it tough to find a job.
I have been drivng a big truck for 17 years with no tickets or accidents.
So hopefully that will be in my favor.

Everything is way up in the air, and I am a mess, psychologically.

I can only keep my head up and hope for the best.
And the same goes for you, hang tough, there are alot of folks worse off (I keep telling myself)

I will try and get a union job next, if I was a union driver they couldnt have fired me.

Dave

Did you get workman's comp? Is there anybody in that office who can help you?

The uncertainty about the future is terrifying, but luckily the economy is going in an upward direction--as scary as this is, it would have been worse three years ago.

I'm sure your record will be a big help too--17 years with no accidents or tickets? Impressive!

Good luck!

IF you got hurt on the job, and you have proof, get an attorney. They will tell you if you have a case or not for free. This is against FEDERAL Labor Laws. There's a reason labor laws are federal because states are effing nutso. Seriously, check it out. This is not legal.

and, unfortunately, they CAN let you go (they cant call it firing).

The worst thing is the loss of insurance.
I have 2 boys 12 and 15, and I am terrified of them getting hurt right now.

Yes, we have the chip program and am filling out the paperwork now.
I will try like heck to get a union job, but I'm not that hopeful.
But the OP and I have to just keep trying, what else can we do?

Thanks for the thoughts.
It's appreciated
I am getting workman's comp, but it is 2/3rds of what I made.
I am grateful for that, but the drop in $$ is hurting, but we are making do.

There are so many that are so much worse off, I truly wish I could help.
So I cannot complain, and try not to.
But to be thrown away like a broken tool is pretty disheartening.

I've gotten a severance package several times and I always had to sign an agreement that I wouldn't sue them before I got the check. If you signed such a release, forget about suing. If you didn't sign a release, I'm amazed they gave you anything.

I have a friend who actually walked out on his job at a critical time. He felt he was being harassed, hostile work environment, plus I now know he had an alcohol/pill problem. Needless to say, his career was ruined.....for a long while.

He got himself clean, continued continuing education in his field, maintained his friends & made new friends, signed on to www.linkedin.com. He also did relevant contract work when it came his way. I don't know how he made it financially.

But finally, after persevering for several years, he finally landed a great job with responsibility.

Your situation isn't as bad as his was. He was a drunk, pill popper, and walked out leaving his company in a pickle. I thought he'd never find another job, actually. But he finally did. My point being....if HE could do it, you can certainly get another GOOD job.

Keep in mind that if you try to sue your former employer, you may not be able to work in that industry again. Depends on the industry.

Please keep us posted. We care. This job thing is messing so many people up these days. The companies have become monsters in some instances.

and the end result takes some time.

listen to Gold Flake and don't put too much out on the net.

It's like it was all meant to be! Good luck!

Keep us posted on what the lawyer says.

I'm so sorry they sacked you. I wish you luck on the job front. I'll keep my fingers crossed for all of us.