Legal Question in Business Law in Massachusetts
wrongful termination
I was laid off in January after 9 years. I was told that the division was being relocated to another location. Myself and 2 other senior management were let go. Turns out the division was not relocated and my position was refilled in the same office.
After 9 unblemished years, and an overall tough 2008 where ours was the only division out of 6 to make its number, is such an arbitrary act legal?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: wrongful termination
The employment-at-will doctrine relies on the proposition that employers and employees alike are and should be free to make choices as they see fit.
Exceptions to the at-will rule are narrow. Employers are, in sum, barred from firing at-will workers when their conduct violates established public policies.
Most workers, though, can be fired at the discretion of employers, even when the boss acts in a way that others find distasteful or even dishonest. It is not, in short, illegal to be rude, arbitrary, or to make decisions based on personality. It is only when the courts identify an exceptionally strong public policy reason to avoid job termination that they act to protect employees from firing.
Re: wrongful termination
You have a claim, including a possible discrimination claim. I routinely represent individuals like yourself in similar situations. Please contact me for a free consultation.
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