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Can my husband file a lawsuit?

Ok a few days ago, my husband was fired from his job of 3 years. His supervisor let him go because he said that he was just doing his job and going home and not thinking outside the box (my husband was the custodian of a gym.)

Ok this is what happened. The Gym is owned by guy A. His sister, who was the district manager hired my husband 3 years ago. The gym's manager is guy B. Now about a year ago, my husband had an issue with guy B regarding his annual raise.When guy B be threatened to fire him over questioning his authority, my husband called the district manager (the sister), who then resolved the issue by giving my husband what he wanted. A few months later, Guy B told another employee that he wanted to rid himself and the establishment of my husband, but he didn't have any dirt to pin on him and he didn't have the authority to do it, because the district manager wanted to keep my husband there.

Then a few months ago, the district manager (the sister) was moved to a different location, and Guy B was promoted to her position. Next thing you know, my husband has his hours cut, he's doing the work of 3 people, and Guy B says if he can't get all his old work, plus the new work done in the time he's given, he'll be let go. A couple of weeks go by, and my husband is fired.

Then we find out that Guy B has been advertising to replace my husband since he's been in his new position. We literally found advertisements that we never would have seen because my husband wasn't job hunting at the time, but once he started looking, he found ads that dated months back.

Then after all that Guy B hired two people to do the job my husband was doing. Which leads me to question, if he knew the work he was asking for required two people, why not hire someone to help him, instead of firing the person you already have?

So my question is, does my husband have legal right to file a lawsuit against this company?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Unless your husband had a written contract with the company or a collective bargaining agreement, he cannot sue. At-Will-Employment laws state that you can be fired at any time for any reason or for no reason at all. Since this isn't a case of workplace discrimination (since they're not firing him based on age, race, gender, sexual orientation, etc...) then he has no grounds for a lawsuit.

  • 1 decade ago

    Was he fired, or let go? If he was fired, they'd have to show just cause and he'd be denied unemployment benefits and such. If he was let go, then they don't really need to show anything and he can get the benefits.

    Where was the sister transferred to. It sounds like he had a good working relationship with her. Maybe he can get hired on somewhere in her district (especially if he alone is able to do the work of two people).

  • Me
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Yes he can file a law suit. Will he win, probably not.

    You live in the USA, in a nut shell this means you have NO employee rights. Employers are free to walk all over employee's, and then fire them without a reason.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No, it's one of those too bad he wasn't in a union things. There is no cause of action. None of the subjects fall under any Act or conceivable statues

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  • rettig
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    you could ask a a hundred situations and the respond is the comparable. you're nonetheless married, so which you will no longer sue him. you could divorce him and declare that money is yours once you narrow up up what you very own. Now, purely ninety seven extra situations to pass.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    My friend has now got the 'pinch' ?

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Who should pay for my husbands paternity test?

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Two day period on birth control?

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    I'm a girl and I need different friends for ps3.?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    If he's not in a union he doesn't have a leg to stand on to sue anybody for something like that.

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