Legal Question in Sexual Harassment in Virginia

defense of sexual harrassment charges

My husband was fired from his company because someone in HR filed a sexual harrassment complaint against him. He had asked her to lunch to celebrate her birthday/she went to lunch with him on two other occasions/she then shared with him her martial problems and later filed a complaint against him which resulted in his dismissals/what can we do? Do we have legal recourse?


Asked on 7/16/07, 2:39 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: defense of sexual harrassment charges

Unless your husband was working under a contract of employment or collective bargaining type of agreement which specifically protected him from such summary dismissal, the answer, unfortunately, is that he is likely without recourse in the employment at will jurisdiction known as the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Answered on 7/16/07, 3:26 pm


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