Legal Question in Business Law in Texas

I'm under investigation by my employer with the chance of terminations. I work in the debt settlement industry and email is one method of communication. I had someone in IT run a query of all active accounts we have and I explained to them what I was doing. He sent me the list that provided full disclosure of client personal information and I sent a list of social security numbers with no other information to some creditors and sent a returned list with names, account numbers, and current balances matching some of the social security numbers. I refused to give my Supervisor the name and number of my contact, but did provide them with the results. I didn't give them the information because they would take it and pass it to someone else and I gain nothing from it.

Can they fire me for that and shouldn't they fire the IT for providing me with unathorized information? If they do not fire him can I file a lawsuit and under what grounds?


Asked on 11/24/09, 12:26 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

The short answer is: in Texas, an employer can sue you for any reason or for no reason at all. We have "employment at will." You can't sue him for firing you, and he can't sue you if you stop showing up for work.

The exceptions are: if you're fired for race, religion, national origin, age, disability, or gender.

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Answered on 12/02/09, 3:57 pm


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