Legal Question in Employment Law in Virginia

Wrongful Termination Suit

Hello,

I was recently laid off from a large company and I think they made a big mistake. The presented me a severance package and stated that this was a ''job elimination due to restructure'' and ''had nothing to do with performance''. I still have contacts within the company and had heard that they lied about it and were in fact just looking to replace me and my boss. Less than 3 weeks after this was done, they posted my old position exactly as it was as open for hire. Do I have a suit?


Asked on 9/21/06, 2:42 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Shane Jimison Jimison/Homiller, PLC

Re: Wrongful Termination Suit

You don't have a case unless you find out that you were fired based on age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, or gender discrimnation. Virginia is an at-will state, and as such they can fire your for any reason as long as it is non-discrimnatory. Good luck.

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Answered on 9/21/06, 2:44 pm


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