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YellowRubberDuckie

(19,736 posts)

26. Right to work state has nothing to do with it.

Reply to DiverDave (Reply #11)

Wed May 2, 2012, 04:41 PM

May 2012

IF you got hurt on the job, and you have proof, get an attorney. They will tell you if you have a case or not for free. This is against FEDERAL Labor Laws. There's a reason labor laws are federal because states are effing nutso. Seriously, check it out. This is not legal.

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And I Got Fired [View all] blur256 May 2012 OP

Hang in there! Good luck on the interview! hedgehog May 2012 #1

Do you have any evidence of them indicating unfair treatement of you because you're gay? uponit7771 May 2012 #2

I hope you find good work soon. Were you fired because of your post, is that what you are saying? MADem May 2012 #3

That sucks all to hell.... opiate69 May 2012 #4

Documentation is your friend. bitchkitty May 2012 #5

if you are planning on seeing a lawyer melm00se May 2012 #6

It is really not so much that I want to sue them blur256 May 2012 #17

$2000 in severance??? DreamSmoker May 2012 #7

That is basically what they have done to me... blur256 May 2012 #14

Only $444 a week?! RebelOne May 2012 #15

I got $95.00 per week in 1991 and I was pregnant... 1monster May 2012 #19

what did the job entail? snooper2 May 2012 #16

On paper, I was the Campus Director for a college blur256 May 2012 #21

Only? Ter May 2012 #18

not to mention mnmoderatedem May 2012 #24

Fired or layed off? CrispyQ May 2012 #8

sorry this happened to you. good luck on the interview Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #9

If you wish to seek a legal remedy for your dismissal... Gold Metal Flake May 2012 #10

I lost mine because I had the nerve to get hurt DiverDave May 2012 #11

how awful--are you sure it's legal? I can't believe it either renate May 2012 #22

Right to work state has nothing to do with it. YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #26

I do have a lawyer DiverDave May 2012 #27

Didn't you have to sign a release to get the severance? badtoworse May 2012 #12

I am so sorry to hear this. It's tough getting a job after being fired, but eventually you will. Honeycombe8 May 2012 #13

Blur 256, I feel for ya, but I have been there before ... bayareaboy May 2012 #20

how wonderful that you've already gotten a call for an interview! renate May 2012 #23

I am on the cusp because of illness, so I understand that feeling. YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #25

I hope the new job is a better fit for you. nt bluestate10 May 2012 #28