Legal Question in Employment Law in Wisconsin

Bad Review and forced out of the company

I was formerly an IT systems manager in an extremely aggressive company.

About one year ago my director became frustrated with me because other project managers were coming to me for advice and direction instead of him. An argument between my director and me followed. I documented this and reported it to HR. During the review period I had no work objective set for me by my director to which success could be measured. Shortly after the review period was over, my director called a meeting to tell me that I would get a bad review. I have received many very good reviews up until this point. I was also put on probation. Lack of communication was cited on the review. I recieved an RI (req'd improvment), and 90 days to resolve or be terminated. There were many extremely unreasonable (as compared to other mangers) requirments stated in the probation conditions, which I cited in my rebuttal. Basically HR and management said either perform or be fired. two weeks later I got another job and put in my notice. I think that this was retaliation for my reporting my director to HR and affecting his HR file. This is the main thrust of the problem I believe. Are there any legal avenues to pursue here?


Asked on 11/08/03, 10:36 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Mahoney Cassiani Law Office, Wise Shepherd Law Office

Re: Bad Review and forced out of the company

Hello,

Ih Wisconsin you can be fired for almost any reason. You could show up one day and if your

boss decided he didnt like the color of your shirt you could be fired for that and there would be nothing you could do. The only exceptions are if you have a written contract, member of a union, or fired because of race, age, sex, disability or for taking a permitted leave. For your particular situation, realize that this is not legal advice because you are not a client. You should double check this with an attorney in your area. Best wishes, Mark J. Mahoney

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Answered on 11/09/03, 12:36 pm


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