Wrongful Termination
Losing a job can be devastating. While not every unfair termination is illegal, it’s important to check with an experienced attorney to make sure your rights are protected. Your employment may be protected by the laws prohibiting discrimination, an agreement to keep you employed, laws protecting whistleblowers or public policy.
Your employer may claim that the at-will employment rule protects it. The at-will employment doctrine allows companies to terminate for any legal reason. It’s the illegal reasons that generally provide the basis for wrongful discharge litigation. Examples include:
Discrimination. The law forbids your employer from terminating you or refusing to promote you based on your age, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity or disability
Retaliation. Your employer cannot terminate you as punishment for making a discrimination complaint, filing a claim for unemployment compensation or reporting unsafe conditions. If you believe your termination was related to a complaint, we can study the situation to see whether there is a connection between your report and your termination.
Contractual violations. If you have an agreement for your employment it may protect you from termination or require notice pay or severance pay.
Contact a dedicated Davenport employment lawyer for help with wrongful termination
For assistance with a wrongful termination issue, call O'Brien & Marquard, P.L.C. at 563-265-2392 or contact us online to schedule a consultation at our Davenport, Iowa office.