| Wrongful termination is actionable and the | | | | |
| various remedies available are complex. This | | | | Yes, it's that critical that you make |
| form of employment termination is also | | | | immediate contact with a wrongful termination |
| referred to as wrongful dismissal or wrongful | | | | lawyer. |
| discharge. | | | | |
| | | | When you contact an attorney, get an |
| When your intuition is telling you that you | | | | immediate appointment to meet with him or her |
| are about to be fired, stall. Stall long | | | | or, at least, a telephone consultation. The |
| enough to contact an attorney. Or, if you | | | | attorney can guide you in immediate steps to |
| already have been fired, contact a lawyer | | | | take and may be able to insert himself or |
| immediately. | | | | herself between you and your employer. Expect |
| | | | to pay for this initial consultation, but you |
| You can locate attorneys who practice in the | | | | may receive a pleasant surprise and not be |
| area of wrongful termination through the | | | | charged for the first consultation. |
| internet or through your local bar | | | | |
| association. | | | | With a lawyer involved, the employer will be |
| | | | much more cautious and will not be likely to |
| If you think you are about to be fired, try | | | | skip over any steps in their disciplinary |
| to escape the confrontation until you have | | | | policy. |
| spoken with an attorney. Become sick, claim a | | | | |
| family emergency, or use whatever other | | | | If you already have been fired, the lawyer |
| creative reason that occurs to you to leave | | | | can advise you on what to do if you and he or |
| work. | | | | she suspect wrongful termination. |