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    Default Laid Off Due To Brother Suing My Employer

    My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: Michigan

    I was laid off today. My brother began the process of suing my employer for medical malpractice a few weeks ago. I am (well, WAS) the bookkeeper there. Since the lawsuit started I have made it clear to my employer and my brother that I am not providing any information to either one about the other. I am Switzerland here in this matter. I did nothing to jeopardize my job. Today my employer made it very clear that he was laying me off on the advice of his attorney. That he was not firing me. That it is a lay off. In addition he stated it was specifically because I know all his financial affairs, bank account balances and info, properties..........and he is afraid that I may share that information with my brother and his attorney.

    I NEED this job! I have done nothing wrong! I have been a model employee there for over 4 years and have continually received excellent job performance reports and raises.

    Do I have any recourse to get my job back?

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    Default Re: Laid Off Due To Brother Sueing My Employer

    Not that I can see. If your brother is suing your employer that is a very clear conflict of interest and I can't see that most employers would handle it any differently. You don't have to have done something wrong for him to legally fire you.

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    Default Re: Laid Off Due To Brother Sueing My Employer

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    Not that I can see. If your brother is suing your employer that is a very clear conflict of interest and I can't see that most employers would handle it any differently. You don't have to have done something wrong for him to legally fire you.
    I can definitely see my ex-employers point of view and the potential for a conflict of interest. And I do understand that in Michigan, and probably elsewhere, that you can be fired for no reason at all.

    I just thought that maybe since he made it a point to say "laid off" not fired and that he gave the precise reason, that somehow that would complicate his position and give me some recourse.

    Thank you for the input.

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    Default Re: Laid Off Due To Brother Suing My Employer

    There is no significant difference between "fired" and "laid off" except that one sounds nicer. Employers use the term, "laid off" to mean, "You didn't do anything wrong but you don't work here any more anyway" but technically it's only a layoff if there is a very real possibility that you will be returned to work eventually. This was legal no matter how you slice it; changing the terminology does not make it illegal.

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    Default Re: Laid Off Due To Brother Suing My Employer

    Thank you cbg.

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