What can I do if I think that I was wrongfully dismissed from my job?
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What can I do if I think that I was wrongfully dismissed from my job?
I was dismissed from my job last week. The reason I was given was that I was “behind in my progression”. However, that could not have been further from the truth. In fact, during my 14 months with the company I was certified to teach every live class offered by our department. Also, we were supposed to maintain a minimum of an 85% satisfaction result on 2 key questions on each completed survey for each course that is taught; my numbers for both questions, according to the 378 people I taught so far this year were – 96.50 and 92.75%. Additionally, I was never late in my time, I never took a vacation in my time, I was never disciplined for behavioral issues in my time and I was never given a written or verbal warning regarding my performance.
Asked on July 15, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Wisconsin
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Most employment relationships are what is known as "at will". This means that an employee may be fired at any time and for any reason or for no reason at all (with or without notice). However, there are some exceptions to this. If your dismissal violated an agreement or some sort of implied promise, that would be illegal. For example, did your dismissal violate a union agreement, employment contract, company policy or other understanding? If not than it was not wrongful. Additionally, no form of actionable discrimination must have been a factor in your termination.
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