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Wrongful termination? - anyone

Posted: Feb 14, 2011

Has anyone ventured towards anything like this? I feel VERY strongly that I was wrongly terminated, but I really do NOT want to work for the company anyway, but with no income, I am not sure what to do. I do not like the fact of them getting away with what they have done either...

Anyone gone down this route or had any thoughts of it?

I do not want to ruin future chances of me getting employment and wondering if this would lean towards that if I decided to proceed.

I've never been fired in my life from any job, let alone 12 years of transcription, and it's quite hard for me to deal with.

Thanks all.

Not enough info - mt2

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Not sure what your question is. You ask if anyone has ventured towards anything like this but don't say what this is.

If you feel you were wrongly terminated, file for unemployment to help with your compensation.

You dont relay the actual issue so it's hard to give you any advice.

U Should be Able To Collect-sm - smeeps

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As long as you have been paying into the UC and have had enough earnings in the past quarter, you should be able to collect.

yea i can for 14 weeks - and not enough to live on

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because they cut my work load down so bad the last 2 months that I wasn't eligible... my least 1/4 wasn't enough... which would have been half of my highest 1/4 I guess that is how they do unemployment, I don't know I have never filed.

a year ago - in PA

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they go back on the same quarter the prior year in PA.

So sorry, Anyone. I can imagine - anon

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how you feel. It'd be painful to just swallow it and irresponsible to allow a company to get away with it, but sometimes taking care of yourself does require just walking away. At least you understand unemployment is definitely to be avoided if moving smoothly to new employment is possible. I hope you find a good position very quickly. Then maybe come back and answer questions posted about your previous company fairly and truthfully. :)

thank you - that lifted my spirits

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I needed a supportive post like this. I have been feeling so down. I know it's lame because I still have more than so many people and I am lucky, but I have worked my whole life as a transcriptionist and it's just sad and frustrating...
I am looking for jobs outside the MT industry cause I never want to work for a company again... it was a really bad experience so thank you I know I should just let it go but man that pride in me just sticks out sometimes I know I am better than what they said! :)

sorry, my point was - getting a lawyer

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That is what I meant... I didn't realize how unclear that was.

Depends on the state you live in, also. - Been there, done that.

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The first thing you need to do is file for the unemployment. Then contact an attorney for a consultation. Labor laws are pretty specific in certain instances, but some states are at-will and other are right-to-work. Also depends on whether you were terminated for missing work, not meeting productivity, not meeting quality standards, etc. and how many times you had had verbal and written counselings documented.

Good luck.

what did they do - curious

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that was wrong, can you give the reason for termination. Also, I thought ICs could not collect unemployment because you're self-employed and don't pay into the unemployment compensation "fund" as the employer does that?

did i say I was an IC somewhere? - sorry

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after this is all settled, i will say... I still have to have an unemployment hearing with them and don't want to ruffle feathers just yet! no doubt they feel they were justified, of course... but I feel they definitely weren't.

no you didn't - curious

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say you were an IC. Sorry I assumed, it just seems like most are. I was curious because I am an IC and have wondered that before, if an IC can collect.

MT wrongfully terminated - MT profession is odd

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Well, if you were wrongfully terminated and you know it, apply for unemployment and see what happens. You will probably have to back up everything with your paperwork -- you will have the burden of proof. It does happen all the time that people are "fired" just because they don't "fit" the direction of the organization (as deemed by whomever) or maybe someone just didn't like the way that person looked or assumed things that weren't even true. If after you apply and a decision legally that you were wrongfully terminated, you will receive a letter, which states the legal code, and also the letter will state that part of the decision was that ". . . determines if a discharge is without just cause is whether the claimant's acts, omissions, or course of conduct were such that an ordinary person would find the discharge not justifiable. After review of the facts, this agency finds that the claimant was discharged without just cause under Section . . . "

If you were fired for unfair cause, pursue it, because although many managers/supervisors, etc. will come and go and many of them are asked to leave or moved to another job instead of being fired themselves, their course of "unjust" actions of firing you (if it is unjust) is something you will have to live through for a while -- certainly not fair. And, some managers/supervisors are hell bent on proving their point even after the fact is long over and done with.

There are many personalities in this world and the fact remains that some managers/supervisors are not objective people and really are prejudice and persuaded into "group think," if that was also the case.

good points - thanks

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Have an unemployment interview next week.

I do have all kinds of paper trail proof...
Thanks

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