can you sue an employer for firing you for no reason?
485746
You probably are a horrible employee, so no.\n\nYou can't sue an employer for your own incompetence.
486477
There really is no such thing.  Every state is, to some degree, an employment at will state.  Unless you were fired for one of the following, you are likely out of luck:\n\n-race, sex, gender, religion, disability, national origin, and in some places sexual orientation;\n- taking or requesting leave to care for a serious health condition or a family member's illness, or for your own rpegnancy or adoption;\n- acting in concert with another employee to oppose unfair employment practices;\n- filing a claim against your employer for violating the law;\n- complaining to your employer or a government agency about violating the law\n\nEach of these has a cause of action, though not for wrongful termination.  Wrongful termination is a term used by non-lawyers or (typically) bad/uneducated lawyers.  Generally, it is very, very difficult to sue your employer for firing you.
948383
If you were still in a probationary period , then yes they can let you go , but if you have been employed for a while and done with your probationary period then no they cannot fire you for not wanting to work an extra shift , that is a wrongful termination , you can get a Lawyer and sue them for sure .
576228
If you are layed off - absolutely if you have earned enough wages in the look back period (4 previous quarters, doesn't have to be with current employer)\n\nIf you are fired, you will be denied and then have a period to protest the denial.  This puts both you and employer in situation of making and defending your case.  If the employer can prove misconduct or cause you will lose the appeal.  If you can prove that dismissal was without merit you can win the appeal and set the ground work for a claim with the DOL or private attorney.
551678
Georgia employment law follows the traditional "at will employment" rules that say private employers can fire you at any time for any reason. Unless you worked for the state or believe you were fired because of race, sex, etc., you're out of luck.
499537
Put down, YES! If you don't that is an automatic RED FLAG!!\nLabor laws restrict what an employer can day about you. Otherwise they can be sued. Most employers will only give out dates of hire and when you left the company. They can also give out salary info. The one question they can answer that can hurt sometimesis, Would you hire this person back. If they say, No, then they take that as a sign you may have been fired. You can always say that it's your understanding that the company does not rehire ex-employees
888957
Depends on the state. In some places, you can be fired for almost any reason. (except legally prohibited ones, such as race, gender, etc.)
300335
Actually you have no case for discrimination. In general at-will employee can be legally fired for any reason what ever or even for no reason at all. Being near a bonus is not a protected category like sex or race(if you get fired because of your race you have a good case). See a case like(Bankey v. Storer broadcasting 443 NW2d 112)\nHowever you can still have a case if you can somehow show that you had a contract with your employer that said you can only be fired for a good cause. Check your employee handbook -- Big companies often promise things like that in them.\nAnother way you can have a case if you can show that your boss constantly promised you the bonus to keep you from quiting -- then you can allege a contract by promissory estoppel.\n\nFinally I would recommend hiring a good lawyer to go over your case -- there might be some theory of the case that is very fact specific.
81421
You're correct: you were used.  If you have proof that you were actually hired, you can probably sue for wrongful discharge. Firing because "another girl came back" isn't acceptable cause for dismissal.\n\nThe definition of wrongful discharge is: When an employee is fired for reasons that are not legitimate, typically either because they are unlawful or because they violate the terms of an employment contract. The contract can be either expressed or implied.\n\nIf you have a case, what you can recover may not be worth the effort, but a free consultation with a lawyer only costs you an hour of your time.
74765
YES they can and they have the right to find out.If you are abusive and doing personal things at work,on thier TIME that thier paying you for.they could use it to fire you.NO joke.And also if it's illiegal it could be used as evidince in a court of law. And not even a Union can do anythig about it.because it,s concidered public.It's nothing to play around with.
202827
They will not give you a two week notice when they fire you.\nThink about it
854887
A person can be denied unemployment benefits when they are fired for cause.  \n\nYou can appeal it, you don't KNOW if it's hearsay or not, but you DO know if there is a morals clause in your employment contract, or if you are an employee at will.\n\nSo if you're not happy, appeal it!  The employer doesn't necessarily have to PROVE that the alleged hearsay was true or not - just that something about you was interfering with your job performance, or the performance of  those around you.  \n\nLots of luck.
634201
Yup where I live it is legal and it has happened to me.  There is nothing you can do about it.  I even went as far as getting a lawyer and they even told me there was nothing that could be done.  However, the lawyer contacted the place where I worked and they changed my file to say I left rather than I was fired.
1178434
why not - you can sue anybody for anything
723637
if you can prove that your employer knowingly created a hostile working enviroment you damn sure can sue.....but it is very hard to prove unless you can get other employees to come forward with similar complaints and facts............like pictures,witnesses etc...\nyou could have them investigated by the authorities and if that proves their crimes you might have a case that way too
870344
The time limit is two years and yes, you can being a suit against them although get a really good atty. because they will make it look like you werent going to file suit until you found that you cannot get a job elsewhere. They should have fired this guy you were not the only one he was harrassing so, they made a wrong choice, in your suit you could ask that he be fired and that you get your job back. Also, if you still talk to anyone else he was doing this too I would suggest you trying to get them to go in with you on this lawsuit.  Just write down as much info as you can about what all he did, when, where etc. Good luck
374120
Even for "at will" employers, they cannot terminate an employee for an illegal reason. So if you have evidence that your termination was illegal, then I would seek the advice of an employment lawyer.