If my girlfriend was terminated from her job with no just cause can she sue her employer?
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If my girlfriend was terminated from her job with no just cause can she sue her employer?
My girlfriend was an EMT who was grandfathered in by a hospital to be a nursing assistant. She has no degree or certificate as a nursing aid but worked as a nursing aid for this hospital for 8 years. She was terminated from her job over heresay and denied unemployment. She filed an appeal and won. The unemployment office found that she was terminated wrongfully. Could she sue the hospital for this?
Asked on November 3, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Ohio
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
In most states in this country, an employer can terminate an employee for any reason so long as it is not based upon discriminatory reasons since most employees are on an at will basis for employment.
However, in the situation that you are writing about if the labor department found that your girlfriend was terminated wrongfully by her former employer there seems to be a basis for a civil action for wrongful termination by her. Given this, I suggest that she consult with a labor attorney about the circumstances for her termination.
Good luck to her.
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