Legal Question in Employment Law in Washington

Re: Fired for DD214

Washington is an �at will� employment state. Basically you can be fired for any reason as long as the reason isn�t based on some sort of unlawful discrimination or amounting to a violation of the public policy of this state.

In Washington, it�s not illegal to discriminate against someone who received a misconduct discharge from the military. I agree that they probably should have screened your prior military service and discharge characterization more closely and perhaps sooner, but this is not a case of wrongful discharge.

Have you ever considered looking into the possibility of having your discharge officially upgraded? Every service has a Board for Corrections of Military Records that has the power to upgrade most misconduct discharges unless adjudged as a result of a court-martial. Since your discharge has already cost you two jobs (first your job in the military and now secondly this one), I suggest that seriously look into having this discharge upgraded as soon as you can.