Legal Question in Employment Law in New York

I was terminated from a job that I had worked on for 9 years. I had a verbal altercation with another co-worker which has never happened since I've worked there, I had never been written up or warned on this job. The day it happened, my boss the co-worker and partner had a meeting with out me present, the partner called me in afterwards and told me I was being written up. The next day I was terminated by the chairperson who was out that day it happened and went by hearsay. Can this be a possible law suit for wrongful termination? I also felt discriminated against.


Asked on 1/02/10, 6:01 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Locksley Wade Law Office of Locksley O. Wade

In New York an employee can be terminated form his/her employment for any or no reason as long as it is not a breach of contract (e.g. union rules) or a violation of the laws against unlawful discrimination (e.g. age, sex, race, nationality, disability etc.) or a violation of the whistleblower laws (e.g. stock or accounting fraud for publicly traded company or endangering public health). If any of the mentioned categories are lacking then it is unlikely that you have a claim; however, speak in detail to an attorney before you come to a final conclusion about your employment situation.

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Answered on 1/08/10, 5:21 am


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