fired and sued

[machinistbill]

hello i live in denver colorado on 10-31-00 i was fired from my machinist job and sued for starting my own buisness in the same feild as i was working .I did do work for some of the same customers but out side of my normal job . I contacted them thru a 3rd party person and quoted on the jobs they gave me. i had no access to p.o.'s or job info at my job . also the owner of where my job was held my last 2 checks . i never singed any papers about privicey .. please help thank you

 

[ALawyer]

The employer can fire you in most states for any reason, or none at all.

But he can not withhold your pay checks.

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[machinistbill]

Originally posted by ALawyer:
The employer can fire you in most states for any reason, or none at all.

But he can not withhold your pay checks.

he is sueing me and says i owe him money . he is not saying an amount and i do not owe him anything