Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida

Wrongful Termination?

I was fired today and was told that I violated the Attendance Policy which allots for 10 points a month. Once you are a zero points you are termintated. I never received a written or verbal notice, which our policy states you do receive once you hit a certain number. Does this mean I have a case to sue the company? This is in Kissimmee florida. Also after speaking to other employees, they did receive verbal and written warnings, so in my case I was just terminated without warnings.


Asked on 1/06/09, 5:44 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Hunter Chamberlin Chamberlin Butler & Crowe, P.A.

Re: Wrongful Termination?

It sounds like you may have a claim for breach of contract. Ordinarily, an employer can fire an employee for any reason or no reason at all. The notable exception is if you are a member of a protected class and that was the basis for the termination.

However, if an employer obligates himself to a certain set of procedures through a written contract, and then violates those obligations, that may give rise to a breach of contract claim.

Please contact me if you would like to discuss the matter further.

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Answered on 1/06/09, 6:06 pm


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