Wrongful Termination Articles

Washington, DC: According to a number of insurance companies, wrongful termination lawsuits are on the rise—and they are the single most frequent labor claim. Even though most employment in the US is considered "at will," wrongful employment termination claims have spiked for a number of reasons, mainly because the economy has caused an unprecedented number of lay-offs and terminations.

Charleston, WV: Three separate wrongful termination lawsuits have been filed against Wal-Mart Stores East by three former assistant managers.

Hartford, CT: ESPN is facing a wrongful termination lawsuit from a former production assistant after a sex scandal with Major League Baseball commentator Steve Phillips led to her dismissal from the sports network.

Los Angeles, CA: A transgendered former employee of Macy's in California has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the retail giant citing harassment, discrimination and other grievances. Jason "Jazz" Araquel, 21, filed her wrongful employment termination lawsuit on April 16 in the Los Angeles Superior Court. Araquel is seeking wrongful termination damages and compensation for emotional distress, pain and suffering, loss of dignity, legal costs and attorney's fees.

Madison, WI: A Wisconsin Rapids man has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against a local construction company that he claims dismissed him from work for refusing to falsify information on official company reports.

Bad Axe, MI: A 60-year-old man from Bad Axe, Michigan, has filed suit against the car dealership where he used to work, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated.

Billings, MT: A Park County Sheriff's Deputy who successfully filed a wrongful termination lawsuit after being fired for insubordination in 2007 has seen the ruling upheld by the Montana Supreme Court.

In some states, employees who bring potential company wrongdoings to public light are afforded whistleblower protection that can enable them to keep their jobs, but two workers have filed suit saying that their companies still terminated their positions.

New York, NY: A lawyer formerly employed at Toyota is crying "Foul", alleging the automaker has deliberately withheld important documents in hundreds of product-liability lawsuits in which it was named as defendant. This amounts to conspiracy to obstruct justice, Dimitrios Biller's lawyers argue.

Charleston, WV: People get fired all the time, but when those people are fired without proper reason, there can be a cause to file a wrongful termination lawsuit. People who believe they were wrongfully terminated from their job can file a lawsuit to recover lost wages, future earnings and, in some cases, reinstatement to their job. However, for such lawsuits to be successful the former employee must prove that he or she was the victim of wrongful employment termination.