Re: Wrongful Termination

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On 1/23/09, Stephanie wrote:
> I was fired from a staffing agency in November. I signed a
> non-compete 6 yrs ago. I went out of work for 16 months
> for maturnity leave, however i was handed a pink slip so i
> could collect unemployment during my time off due to the
> fact that the agency did not have a maturnity leave. The
> contract was for 1 yr after my termination. I never
> resigned it when i went back. I was just recently let go
> from another staffing agency due to that non compete. I
> feel i was unfairly let go. I feel the original non
> compete was no longer valid because i was out, and was
> handed a pink slip for the 16 months prior to my final
> termination with the first staffing agency. Basically I am
> just looking for advice, and wondering if I have a case
> against my new previous employer for wrongful termination?

"Basically I am just looking for advice, and wondering if I
have a case against my new previous employer for wrongful
termination?" Huh? If anybody has a case it's your State's
UC Division against you and your employer for making a
fraudulent unemployment claim. You were on
maternity/parental leave however you and your employer
agreed that you'd be "fired" so you could collect
unemployment benefits.

If you want to know whether your noncompete is valid, you
need to show it to a local attorney.