What if the reasoning behind an employee's termination was false?
Even though Florida is an "AT WILL" employment state, it does however require that the reasoning be correct, ie, not false. Say for instance you're working for a company, all of a sudden they tell you that you have done wrong, even if you haven't, and they tell you that you have to write a statement verbatim to them saying you had done wrong, (making you essentially give a false statement admitting to wrongful doing, even though you hadn't), or go to jail, and you write it (not knowing it was illegal for them to say that) and then you're terminated for that statement.
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I would call a lawyer that specializes in employment law. Your local bar association (you could google Florida State Bar Association) probably has a referral list. I would talk to an attorney that has a no-fee consultation. Also, a lot of law schools have pro-bono clinics which will work for certain members of the public for free. Be sure to obtain a copy of your statement if you can. If what your saying is correct, the company could be in a lot of trouble. Good luck. P.S. If you talk to a lawyer be sure you are completely honest with them or they can't help you.
You are mistaken. If I fire you for being slow with your work and you are actually five times faster than anyone else, I have broken no law.
Your situation above is a matter of unemployment not of law.
I am not sure if Florida has such a law. If they told you that you had done wrong and you felt that you hadn't, they cannot force you into admitting that you had done wrong. You can dispute their dismissal in a court of law with proper evidence. That's what I think.
If it was false, you shouldn't have signed the statement. What do you want to do now? If you sue them for wrongful termination, they will trot out your statement. You then say you signed it under duress, so then what? Maybe a jury believes you, maybe not.
Meanwhile, you are annoying the heck out of your former employer, who has the goods on you to go to the police and have you charged with a crime. You didn't want them to do that it in the first place, so why would you risk it now? Has your defense improved with time?
They have protected themselves, you have not. Time to move on and look for another job.
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