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  • 01-23-2007, 06:55 PM
    martinkbjjc
    Is it Wrongful Termination to be Fired Without a Reason
    We live in Oregon and husband was recently "let go" because he wasn't a "good fit" from a company where he worked for 11 years by a boss that has been there 1 year, they did let him know that there were absolutely no work ethic or work performance problems. The week before they "let him go" he had went to HR director about some sexually inappropriate emails that were sent to approx 8 people in the office by the new boss (she tells him that this is unrelated to his being let go). He was only given 3 weeks severence. Is there a case here? We are due to have our 3rd child in 3 months and they are also delaying his unemployment so we are barely making it on my pay.
  • 01-23-2007, 11:40 PM
    cbg
    Re: Wrongful Termination
    Before I provide any opinions, there's one thing I need/want to know:

    Had his job changed at all in the last, say, six months or so? Change in duties, change in reporting structure, change in position, etc.?
  • 01-24-2007, 09:29 AM
    martinkbjjc
    Re: Wrongful Termination
    His job had not changed at all in the last 2 years since he was made the manager of the department he was in. This new boss is the "supervisor" of the same department. My husband was told when this guy came that his responsibilities and job duties were not changing, and they didn't. He was still responsible for that department, the staff and making sure that everything ran as planned and needed. He even had an annual review right after this new guy came and was told that everything was good, no complaints. The only recommendation they had was that he get to know the employee manual better, he studied it and knows it and in it there is a statement that says employees will receive a verbal warning and written warning prior to termination which didn't happen and also that inappropriate emails, language or written statements, whether sexual or verbally abusive would not be tolerated. He has since been told that his complaint regarding the sexually inappropriate emails were dealt with on the side. By the way, my husband wasn't necessarily offended by the emails but there were some female employees in other departments that also received them and came to my husband, instead of their immediate manager because they were comfortable asking him to deal with them since they had worked together for so many years.
  • 01-24-2007, 10:59 AM
    cbg
    Re: Wrongful Termination
    While "not a good fit" can indeed be a legitimate, though somewhat intangible, reason for letting someone go, in the circumstances you describe I have to admit I find it suspicious. What, after two years, makes him suddenly unsuited?

    I can't give you an iron-clad answer based on a two paragraph post. But I certainly think he has a valid reason to discuss the issue with an employment law attorney and/or the EEOC.
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