Legal Question in Employment Law in Georgia

I work as a director of IT at a company in atlanta, GA area. I was reporting to CIO who got fired due to his incompetency and a new CTO was brought in.

The issue was when the whole company knew the CIO was incompetent - the CEO continue to let it go because they are personal friends. I basically did the whole work for this CIO by running the IT shop of this company. During this time the company went through the investment of $33 million - and played major role on the technology portion because the CIO didn't know the technology. The CIO also had me tell lie during the do-diligence process on the things that we didn't at that time saying that I will help you get those tools, resource and technology. Also CIO always told me that when he leaves the company he will make sure that I will get the opportunity to lead the company. Last month the CIO got a golden parachute - 9 months of pay and vested stocks as a severance package and was let go.

Now we have new CTO - who is happened to be a CEO's friend again - and also friend of old fired CIO. Now I am so screwed because I worked day and night for last 3 and half years so that I could be advanced to CTO position. Also, CTO is changing the organization and I'm hearing a rumor he will kick me out to a department of bymyself in the corner - so that I can suffer and leave. This has happened in this company with a previous VP of IT. He was taken out of his job and later he quit because of the mental and political pressure. I am worried that is what going to happen. Then I asked myself would my CEO made the same decision to hire this CTO if I was white or from his friend circle.

I got more story to add but do you think this sounds like EEOC case for anyone out there? I am also looking for lawyer who can assist me to go through the legal process.


Asked on 3/28/10, 6:58 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

You have complaints about your job (like many people), but what is your legal issue? Employment is Georgia is "at will" and an employee can be terminated for any or no reason at all, with very few exceptions for certain types of discrimination. All we know, presumably, is that you are non-white and you "asked yourself" something related to that. There is no legal right to employment, a job that one likes, or bosses or employees that you get along with.

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Answered on 4/03/10, 6:05 am


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