Q: I wkd at this co for 17+ years. I was fired over a policy in place for 1 month and was not warned.
I also had reported to the office liason my thoughts about boss getting pricing from family members, re: printing for marketing info, etc. I have not received my 1st qtr commission bonus, and my pay wasn't received until 5 days after my dismissal. do I have a case?
A:
Dear Fired,
I just found your June posting. Here are the quick answers:
1. Oregon has strict time limits on when a person must be paid after termination. You might have had a claim.
2. If you have not asked for your personnel file, you should, and see what is in there.
3. You have time limits to make any claim. If you are late, then your claims are lost forever.
4. If you violated a policy that you knew about and that was lawful, and if they fire everyone who violates the policy, then you might not have much of a case. Unless there is some contract that requires a warning, then they do not have to give you a warning.
5. If the real reason for firing was something else, then the question is what was the real reason. if it is just you squealed on the boss for doing something that was not against the law, that does not sound like much of a case. But this answer is about worth what you paid for it - nothing. You might want to hire a lawyer to go through this in detail. 17 years is a long career.
Jeff Merrick, Oregon Trial Attorney
Injury & Employment Law
http://www.jeffmerrick.com 503-665-4234
The above is not legal advice. I cannot give you sound advice without knowing more information. It is intended to raise some issues for you to discuss with your own lawyer.
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