If you were unfairly terminated from your job, you should contact a Boston labor and employment lawyer. Losing your job can be a shocking and stressful experience, made even worse if you believe the termination was unjust or in violation of your legal rights as an employee.
When suffering the emotional and financial hardships of what you suspect was an unfair firing, it’s critical to understand your options for recourse. An experienced labor and employment attorney can protect your employee rights and fight for the compensation or reinstatement you deserve.
Identifying Why You Were Wrongly Terminated from Your Job
There are numerous grounds under state and federal employment laws where a termination may be deemed illegal or wrongful. Some of the more frequent examples labor attorneys encounter include the following.
Discrimination
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it unlawful for an employer to fire an employee due to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. Terminations motivated by an employee’s membership in these protected classes can enable legal claims of discriminatory discharge.
A Boston employment discrimination lawyer can determine if your unfair termination stems from discrimination and fight for your rights.
Retaliation
Employees are protected from retaliatory termination for filing a complaint or reporting improper conduct like discrimination, harassment, safety violations, or refusing to perform illegal activities. Whistleblowers who expose corporate misconduct or participate in investigations are also safeguarded from retaliation.
Breach of Contract
When an employee has a valid employment contract detailing the grounds for termination, a firing that violates those terms may constitute wrongful discharge and a breach of the agreement. This includes being terminated without the proper notice or procedures outlined in the contract.
Public Policy Violations
In some scenarios, a termination may be deemed contrary to clear public policy mandates, such as being fired for taking medical leave in the Family and Medical Leave Act, serving on a jury, or refusing to violate statutory regulations as part of your job duties.
Constructive Discharge
An employer’s actions forcing an employee to quit by making the workplace so intolerable, such as through discrimination, harassment, or unethical conduct, can provide grounds for a constructive discharge claim similar to an outright firing.
If your termination involved any of these types of unlawful motivations or unconscionable circumstances, speaking with a wrongful termination lawyer can help. An attorney can evaluate the specifics and determine if you have a viable legal claim for monetary damages or potential reinstatement.
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How an Employment Lawyer Can Assist With Wrongful Termination Cases
Handling a wrongful termination case on your own against your former employer’s legal team puts you at a significant disadvantage. Having an experienced employment law attorney representing and advocating for your rights proves invaluable in numerous ways.
Case Evaluation and Strategy
Labor and employment lawyers will comprehensively review all the facts and circumstances surrounding your termination. They can analyze your employment records, contracts, company policies, witness statements, and any other relevant evidence.
This allows a lawyer to make a reasonable assessment of whether your firing violated state or federal employment laws and constituted a wrongful discharge. They can then devise the most effective legal strategies based on the strengths of your case.
Evidence Gathering
Even with reasonable suspicion of wrongful motives, you’ll need admissible evidence and documentation to prove your claim.
Employment attorneys pursue all available channels to collect supportive evidence, such as human resources records, internal correspondence, testimony from witnesses, employment data and statistics, and audio and video files. This systematic evidence-gathering process strengthens your case position.
Demand Letters and Negotiations
If grounds for a wrongful termination lawsuit exist, a lawyer will attempt to resolve the matter through professional demand letters and settlement negotiations with your former employer first.
Labor and employment attorneys are skilled negotiators, often able to facilitate reasonable reinstatement or monetary resolutions while avoiding the costs of litigation. However, a lawyer can pursue litigation if negotiations are unproductive.
Court Representation and Litigation
When a satisfactory settlement cannot be reached, our employment lawyers tenaciously represent and advocate for your rights through formal wrongful discharge lawsuits and proceedings.
A lawyer can handle all aspects of litigation including the drafting of well-grounded legal complaints and motions, conducting depositions, obtaining testimony from expert witnesses when needed, arguing persuasively at trial, and pursuing any appeals.
If You Were Unfairly Terminated from Your Job, do Not Wait to Hire an Employment Lawyer
Time is of the essence when taking legal action against wrongful termination. Employment laws have strict deadlines for filing claims and providing proper notice. Delays in retaining counsel could prevent you from meeting these crucial timeframes and irreparably sabotage your ability to hold your employer liable.
Additionally, the sooner an attorney is involved, the easier it is to gather evidence and witness testimony while details are fresh. Prompt legal representation also enhances prospects of negotiating a favorable settlement if your former company prefers circumventing litigation.
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If You Were Unfairly Terminated, do Not Discuss Your Case With Anyone But Your Attorney
Exercising discretion and avoiding disclosure of case specifics with unauthorized parties is imperative when pursuing a wrongful termination claim against your former employer. Any careless discussions could be used to undermine your credibility or distort the facts of your claim.
Conversely, statements you make may potentially create contradictions that could complicate your attorney’s defense strategies. Details shared may also compromise attorney-client privilege or waive certain legal privileges.
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At Duddy, Goodwin & Pollard, our experienced labor and employment lawyers in Boston have guided previous clients through this difficult situation, ensuring their employee rights are protected and they receive the compensation or reinstatement they deserve. Our case results speak to our dedicated legal representation.
Our legal team is ready to represent you. We can explain what to do if you were unfairly terminated from your job.
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