After wrongful termination, you maximize your settlement by negotiating before filing formal complaints when your employer faces $75,000-$125,000 in potential litigation costs. Start by documenting discriminatory actions, calculating comprehensive damages (including 3-12 months severance, lost wages, and benefits), and then present a demand 20-30% higher than your target settlement. Most

Getting terminated from your job is stressful enough. But what happens when your former employer continues to interfere with your life after you’ve already cleaned out your desk? Whether it’s giving false references, withholding your final paycheck, or sabotaging your job search, post-termination misconduct by employers is more common than

If you’ve been wrongfully terminated, you’re likely dealing with immediate financial stress while wondering what compensation you might recover. Beyond just getting your job back, New York law provides multiple avenues for recovering damages when your employer illegally fires you. Understanding these damage categories – and how to calculate them

Your employer just fired you three days after you filed a sexual harassment complaint. Or maybe they terminated you the week you returned from FMLA leave. Perhaps your termination came just hours after you refused to participate in what seemed like illegal activity. When timing like this occurs, it’s rarely

Your employer just fired you without warning. No coaching, no written warnings, no improvement plans—just a sudden termination that blindsided you completely. If your company has a progressive discipline policy, this abrupt firing might not just feel unfair—it could be illegal wrongful termination. Many employees don’t realize that when employers

When your employer suddenly finds fault with work you’ve been doing successfully for years, or when they cite policy violations that seem to come out of nowhere, you might be facing pretextual termination. This is when companies create fake justifications to mask the real—and often illegal—reason they want you gone.

If your employer is making your work life so unbearable that you’re thinking about quitting, you might actually have a wrongful termination claim—even if you resign voluntarily. This legal concept is called constructive discharge, and it recognizes that sometimes “quitting” is really just firing in disguise. Understanding constructive discharge can

Most employees believe they can be fired at any time for any reason—but that’s not always true. If you have an employment contract or your employer made specific promises about job security, your termination might violate those agreements even if you work in an at-will state. Contract breach claims offer

If you’ve ever been told “you can be fired for any reason because you’re an at-will employee,” you’ve heard only half the story. While at-will employment does give employers significant power to terminate workers, it’s not the blank check many people think it is. Understanding the exceptions and limitations to

Getting fired is never easy, but sometimes it’s more than just unfair—it’s actually illegal. If you’re wondering whether your termination violated the law, you’re not alone. Many employees don’t realize that even in “at-will” employment states, there are significant legal protections against wrongful termination. Understanding the difference between a legal