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We once received an application from a person who listed as her reason for leaving from every job that she ever had, "Wrongfully terminated - lawsuit pending". We didn't interview her.
We once received an application from a person who listed as her reason for leaving from every job that she ever had, "Wrongfully terminated - lawsuit pending". We didn't interview her.
maybe she was trying to maintain her unemployment eligibility.
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Or know anyone who has sued for discrimination or retaliation or other serious civil infractions involving wrongful termination after they started a new job? How'd that work out for you/them, assuming the new employer found out. And what I mean specifcially is how did the new employer react.
I know someone about to do just that, and there's a nearly 100% chance the new employer will find out and likely won't be too pleased, because they are closely affiliated with the old one (different agencies of the same government body).
You're asking a question with no easy or right answer. In a private sector, I've never known someone who didn't regret filing a lawsuit against their former employer. I've known three. Two of them received no moneys, and one did which was laughably low. Almost everyone in the industry they worked in knew of their pending litigation. All of three of them changed industries during the lawsuit process.
Your scenario has an added twist of being a government body. That's a different animal all together. There are certain protections available to government employees that don't apply to private sector.
As soon as you file, it's public record and available for lookup on the court clerk's website.
If it was settled out of court, it isn't listed anywhere the average person can see it, is it? We tried to look up some guy who sued through EEOC at the court, but since they settled, there was nothing to find at court.
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If it was settled out of court, it isn't listed anywhere the average person can see it, is it? We tried to look up some guy who sued through EEOC at the court, but since they settled, there was nothing to find at court.
Filing with EEOC is considered an administrative complaint, and it isn't a public record.
You're asking a question with no easy or right answer. In a private sector, I've never known someone who didn't regret filing a lawsuit against their former employer. I've known three. Two of them received no moneys, and one did which was laughably low. Almost everyone in the industry they worked in knew of their pending litigation. All of three of them changed industries during the lawsuit process.
Your scenario has an added twist of being a government body. That's a different animal all together. There are certain protections available to government employees that don't apply to private sector.
My mom knows someone who sued a prior employer for gender discrimination in her office about 10-15 years ago. This woman was a successful professional locally in her field. It was newsworthy and she prevailed (I think she was a named plaintiff in a class action), so I don’t think she regretted it. That said, she is in a field where she has clients, so most of them ended up going with her when she left her first organization.
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