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Nc is a right to work state.
It makes non competes damn near useless, and wrongful termination a fallacy.

Your employment is at will, unless you were fired for being black, queer, or budhist you are pretty much done, move on.

And I wont even charge you the $95 for the 1 hour consultation.
 
Fired or quit:

No employer today is going to give a reference or tell anyone why you are no longer there, if they do and you can prove it, then you have a lawyer case.

Now taking that knowledge, and the fact that there is no lifetime employment "record". I really wouldnt care, unless 1 of 2 circumstances exist.

#1) If you plan on drawing unemployment, you can not do this if you quit, your employer knows this and he pays for your unemployment, he does not want you to draw and this is the #1 reason most employers, will "give you the opportunity" to resign. I have never filed for or drawn unemployment, cant comment on it, but I have paid it on a few employees. If I suspect someone is going that route today, Ill offer a 1 week severance in exchange for a signed resignation.

#2) Is there a severance package at hand? If they are offering money to walk then take it. You are never going to force an employer to give you an old job back (and if you could would you want it?) So if they are willing to pay you to leave dont blink an eye.

Im am a firm believer that things happen for a reason, if you are in the right here chances are better than average that you will look back in a year and say this is a blessing in disguise. My advice stems for my experience 2.5 years ago when I lost a good job, had an outstanding track record and was given no reason. I went off like a hot headed kid, called up m attorney brought in dozens of files of documentation and swore Id sue the pants off the owner. 30 months later I make more money, work less hours, actually enjoy my job and never look back. Use it as a springboard and go start fresh....
 
basically i was threatned @ my job, I walk away and got managment, since this happened on the sales floor i got suspended. I really do enjoy my job. I got suspended saturday, the other guy has been suspended for almost 2 weeks. The waiting is wat kills me.
 
Threatened, by whom? A customer, another employee?

I would assume another employee since you mention 2 suspensions.

I think I have met you and IIRC, he would have to be a dumbass to threaten you. Aren't you about 6'4"+, 250+?
 
wrongful termination is VERY VERY VERY VERY hard to prove and NC court system is stacked against you. Carruthers & Roth in Greensboro has an excellent atty / I listen to his talk every year in CPE and have used him on the employer side a few times with my clients.

I would take the time during suspension to land another job, if you are on the sales floor you can do the same job (sales or whatever) anywhere else too.

Do you really WANT to stay in that enviornment anyway at this point?

Good luck with whatever you decide..
 
If you were threatened, and if you did not retaliate in any form, went straight to your boss, and reported it, then you do actually have a claim, IF you can prove it. This falls under the sexual Harassment laws, as hostile environment.
 
this same associate has threatned me b4, and 2 other associates. He threatned me w/a weapon. I am not confrintational(sp?) person. I always walk away. I could understand if i had to be split up w/ a manager or I retaliated towards the other associate. If i didn't go to my manager, I wouldn't be in this position. If i'm not fired, learning from this I would never go complain to a manager. I wish they would just tell me something instead of dragging it out. I hope to know something soon, if not...ill look for another job.
 
If he threatened you with a weapon, the 1st call should have been to the police, then tell your manager that they are on their way...
 
JonathanS said:
this same associate has threatned me b4, and 2 other associates. He threatned me w/a weapon.
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When that happened it took it to a different level and the firest thing you should have done was to call the cops told them you were Theatned with a weapon at work then tell you boss that the cops are on the way and why.
It is at that point up to the cops to take care of him and then later the boss can do what ever he wants after he is let out of Jail. It is still not to late for you and the two other associates to take this up with the cops. It is best that the three of you do it and there will be less fall out plus better chance if you did not do anything then you and the other two will still have a job and maybe the boss if he is not a owner will be looking a new job for not taking care of it. I would also put in a call to the Department of Labor....as said, Harassment laws, as hostile environment.....
 
"code of ethics", i asked my manager wat i said/did that got me fired, he told me they had NO proof i did anything wrong nor any witness statements that contradicted anything i said, NO video evidence. essentially i was fired for using the store's open door policy.
 
If you really want to hurt him, file unemployment. While Im not a fan, it will kill his employment insurance....
 
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