Charleston Wrongful Termination Lawyer
Most employees work under a doctrine known as employment at will. Employment at will means that you can quit at any time but, in turn, you can also be fired at any time. There are important exceptions to the employment at will doctrine, however, under both state and federal employment law. For example, you cannot legally be terminated on the basis of race, sex, or age nor can you lose your job for exercising a protected right or duty, such as maternity leave or reporting most forms of unlawful conduct.
If, for example, you suspect that your termination occurred solely as a result of your reporting sexual harassment or an unsafe working condition your employer may be guilty of wrongful termination. Contact a Charleston wrongful termination lawyer at the Akers Law Offices for a free consultation about your rights and legal options in a case of retaliatory discharge.
West Virginia employment law attorney JB Akers represent workers who have lost their jobs after:
- Filing a claim for workers' compensation
- Filing a complaint concerning race discrimination, sex discrimination, or sexual harassment
- Supporting the claim of another worker by testifying in support of the complaint or cooperating with an investigation
- Reporting unsafe working conditions that violate state or federal safety regulations
- Insisting on your right to pregnancy leave, parenting leave, or disability leave under the federal FMLA laws
- Reporting fraudulent, unlawful, or criminal activity under a whistleblower statute
Many employers expose themselves to liability for wrongful termination in the above situations simply because they do not know any better. Yet other employers are perfectly aware that they can be successfully sued but are willing to gamble that a phony or pretextual reason based on your alleged poor performance, attendance or some other factor might cover up the retaliatory nature of the firing. Whatever the circumstances of your wrongful termination claim we know how to investigate your case, present the evidence that indicates a malicious or retaliatory motive on your employer's part and prove your lost income and the resulting damage to your career.
Depending on what specific law supports your claim for retaliation, the time for filing a lawsuit or formal complaint might be very short—in some cases, only 180 days. For dependable advice about your wrongful termination claim, contact a lawyer at the Akers Law Offices in Charleston for a free consultation with a Charleston wrongful termination lawyer at the Akers Law Offices.
