Any ability to pursue a wrongful termination claim with Worker's Comp?

That's pretty garbage. And terrible. I'm sorry you're going through this.

I hope you find work soon.

Can’t sadly. “At will” employment is a bitch.

uh what the company is doing is illegal takeing money and not working on said project and then lieing about it is fraud and breech of contract. so on

You should at least be able to demand unemployment pay from them, At Will or not.
If they fire you then they're obligated to pay for the inconvenience of you having to find another job.

I also live in an "at will" employment state.

If they don't give you any reason at all...yeah, that sucks. "At will" employment only means they don't need to give you a reason for termination. If they do, then you have ammunition in case they fight the unemployment claim. In my state, if you file a wrongful termination vlaim and can prove it, you're automatically given the maximum unemployment rate and paid for back pay from the date of unemployment.

You can (and should) also contact the Better Business Bureau.

Unfortunately, you cannot contact the client and tell them what's been going on with their money. That's slander, and you can be sued for it. You also can't contact the news for the same reason.

It's also a bad idea to explain this how you explained it here to a future employer. You'd want to say something like "unfortunately, I was terminated." Less is more, and you have to emotionally wipe this termination clean before you pursue new employment. Most people screw this up in a paper application by elaborating.

If they ask what for, keep it emotionally clean. You can truncate it and amplify yourself by stating something like: "My viewpoint on how to handle a particular client wasn't in alignment with my management's plan. I didn't realize this difference of opinion was a risk to my employment. I'm looking forward to having the ability to practice what I've learned from this, and align more successfully with your company's vision."

It sounds like a copout - because it is. Anything is fair game when seeking new employment, and employers would rather see someone who can "admit their faults" and have used them to "grow," rather than seeing a bitter apple. I know this first-hand, I've been on both sides of the table.

Good luck, and again, I'm sorry this happened to you.

If you've got proof that it's true, then it's not slander.
I have seen police officers say as much in front of someone claiming the other was slandering them. "It's not slander if it's true."

But he's been terminated. Where is the proof?

Back...inside the building...he can't get back into...

Besides, all they need to do is 10% of the work, to show they are doing something, and it becomes a slander case. They could do that in the month it takes to get a court date.

I have not seen this end well when I've seen it.

Apparently, "Wrongful Termination" is an exception to how at-will employment works. I strongly suggest talking it over with a lawyer. Also list off the company's breach of contract, and especially reveal it to the competitor. Let the company feel the burn for what they're doing.

https://employment.findlaw.com/losi.....rmination.html

Sorry to hear that hope your able to find a new job

Shameful to hear that people/businesses are being that greedy and unethical. They're quite literally "robbing" the client(s)! You're better off not working for such scum - good luck finding another job!

expose them. what they;re doing is illegal. stealing money and lying about it with nothing to show? where i live we call that "theft".

Yeah like Goggles said I'd probably expose what they were doing. Smh I'm sorry scummy people fired you for trying to be a decent person and fix their misdeed.

Hope you can find another job!

Sounds like its time to go public.

Shit. I’m sorry dude

Hey at least i have time to finish working on your commission now :P

Honestly? If they're actually doing nothing for their clients, then talk to the client. You know the client name, so look them up and contact them. Let them know the story and then ask for a reward for unveiling it. It may not be much, but it should help you get through a little bit. Heck, ask the client if they'll hire you while you fix their problem. :)

Lucidum could be taken to court and sued for slander for doing that.

Most people don't realize this.

Slander only works if the statements are indeed false. If these events are actually happening, he'd be protected by whistleblower laws at minimum and sheer honesty at best.

https://dictionary.law.com/Default......?selected=1969

See my previous response above.

From my experience, companies have more legal access and leverage to combat these kinds of things than I'd like to see. And his former employer has an ace in the hole - "we fired him, and he's just lashing out."

Whistleblower cases have a lot more gravity when you still have access to the materials in question.

It doesn't change the fact that if what they are saying is 100% true, there is nothing a company can do. So long as Lucidium clearly says only true things, there is nothing they can do against them.

As others have said, at least inform the client of what's been happening with their money and offer a viable alternative to dealing with the company you work for.

See my previous post.

Fair enough. This was honestly the first time I'd heard of this "at will" employment. Now that I know what it is, and given how shitty it sounds, I think I'll take my chances with my current 25-year government contract.

tell the client asap... also can you do the job yourself?

See my previous post. Also, scalping clients can be illegal if Lucidum had to sign a non-compete clause upon hiring.

Yikes. Your a good person for trying not to screw them regardless of what it cost you personally to do so.

Shame on them, sorry to hear you got screwed for being an honest human being :/

Son of a... Pullin' for you, Lucidum. Good on you for sticking to your morals. It's unfortunate that the company is morally bankrupt.

Best of luck with finding work. Hopefully the next job won't be as toxic.

I was working at a certain big chain store and I was terminated because my manager didn’t do what she said she would and it counted as a no call no show... but they have mighty fine lawyers and unemployment wasn’t going to happen. I wish you good luck on your relaxation time and the next job!