I was fired from my job for allegedly being gay.

[Nubclear]

I say go through all the proper channels first, and then sue.
Whatever you do, do not accept any offers to join the company again...They'll be on your back 24/7 trying to find an excuse to fire you. Trust me on that.

[mrmitchell]

Go through the proper, non-hungry-legal-dogs-of-war channels first, as JohnT first recommended.

Once that is failed, hand them their ass on a platter in the courts.

BTW, as long as everyone's in agreement that your boss is a loser...how's Karl?

[flash9286]

QUOTE]Isn't that somewhat like saying "Congo is one of Central Africa's most prosperous nations"[[/QUOTE]


uh no, most N. carolinans dont even consider them self a southern state or atleast where I live they dont.

[rev]

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
I say go through all the proper channels first, and then sue.

I agree, and, although IANAL, I believe that you're required to exhaust all reasonable private options before you can sue.

Talk to a lawyer. Today.

[Dis]

I call the bull**** flag.

Does anyone have a jpeg of a bull**** flag?

[JohnT]

I agree, and, although IANAL, I believe that you're required to exhaust all reasonable private options before you can sue.

No you're not (at least not here in TN or in GA)*, but it definitely helps your case and how the potential jury will appraise your motives - remember Thorn (and PH, if he's reading this), that despite what the lawyers and judge tell the jury about sticking to the facts of the case, they will base some varying portion of their judgement upon what they think of you and your character.

*Edit: I should clarify that you can always file, but whether the judge will determine your case has merit and is worthy of the courts limited time will in most cases depend on whether you tried the non-legal route first.

[MrFun]

Thorn -- this is how the law SHOULD work according to people like Stewie and Ben.

[orange]

no no Thorn you've got it all wrong. You were fired for being a raving lunatic

[orange]

Originally posted by Guynemer


Isn't that somewhat like saying "Congo is one of Central Africa's most prosperous nations"?

[Boris Godunov]

Are you sure you weren't fired for being in love with the ghost of a dead Nazi who had inhabited your BF?

[Thorn]

no no Thorn you've got it all wrong. You were fired for being a raving lunatic

No I wasn't, I am perfectly capable of acting sane.

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Are you sure you weren't fired for being in love with the ghost of a dead Nazi who had inhabited your BF?

I keep that in the Hush Hush, I don't need both of us committed.

[Drake Tungsten]

Are you sure you weren't fired for being in love with the ghost of a dead Nazi who had inhabited your BF?

Is necronazipossessophilia a sexual preference that is protected under US unlawful termination law? I sure hope so, as it would pain me to think that this egregious violation of this loonie's human rights is perfectly legal.

[Capt Dizle]

Originally posted by JohnT
I was going to say that too, but then I noticed his location field and decided to save my breath.

Screw you. You just discriminated based on geography. Putz.

[Boris Godunov]

The only states with gay anti-discrimination laws in private employment are:

California
Connecticut
Hawaii
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Oregon
Rhode Island
Vermont
Wisconsin

While NC doesn't have statewide laws, there are anti-discrimination laws in the major cities for public employment. The only NC city with private employment laws is Raleigh, and only for private companies who have contracts with the local government. So unless you're in Raleigh and the company had contracts with the city, you're SOL, it seems.

Actually, I don't know how up-to-date this information is--the latest date I can find on it is 2000, so things may have changed.

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Are you sure you weren't fired for being in love with the ghost of a dead Nazi who had inhabited your BF?

9/10. The best opening sentence so far