strepanier
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? wisconsin
Let me give a little background first. My brother in law remarried two years ago to awomen i have never gotten along with. but because of family we took them in when they had no apartment or money. after a few months of us paying all the bills and buying all the food we finally asked them for rent money. since then our relationship has been stressed and this women goes out of her way to say things that she knows will hurt me. lets call her mary.
The situation:
I work in a domestic violence shelter, since september 1, 2007. My sister-in-law, mary, had previously been a client of the shelter and when she heard i got hired there she became very angry. she confronted me and told me "she hated that i worked there because now she could never go there again." i told her it was her choice and that if she did come to the shelter i would not allow our personal stuff to interfere with her recieving the help she needs. yesterday i was called into the bosses office. mary had called and complained stating i had made copies of her file and given then to people, that i had told everyone what was contained in the file. this was not true, not even close. i have worked before in a setting where confidentiallity was a must and its not different here.
My question:
If i get fired over this matter do i have any course i can take against her. This is a very good job and works well with my family, i would hate to lose this job. can i sue her for slander? or would i have to prove that it is false? how would i prove its false, for every witness i brought forward to say i never spoke of her file or made copies she would have another saying i did. i just don't know what to do or what i can do.
any responses are much appreciated and thanks
What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?
Let me give a little background first. My brother in law remarried two years ago to awomen i have never gotten along with. but because of family we took them in when they had no apartment or money. after a few months of us paying all the bills and buying all the food we finally asked them for rent money. since then our relationship has been stressed and this women goes out of her way to say things that she knows will hurt me. lets call her mary.
The situation:
I work in a domestic violence shelter, since september 1, 2007. My sister-in-law, mary, had previously been a client of the shelter and when she heard i got hired there she became very angry. she confronted me and told me "she hated that i worked there because now she could never go there again." i told her it was her choice and that if she did come to the shelter i would not allow our personal stuff to interfere with her recieving the help she needs. yesterday i was called into the bosses office. mary had called and complained stating i had made copies of her file and given then to people, that i had told everyone what was contained in the file. this was not true, not even close. i have worked before in a setting where confidentiallity was a must and its not different here.
My question:
If i get fired over this matter do i have any course i can take against her. This is a very good job and works well with my family, i would hate to lose this job. can i sue her for slander? or would i have to prove that it is false? how would i prove its false, for every witness i brought forward to say i never spoke of her file or made copies she would have another saying i did. i just don't know what to do or what i can do.
any responses are much appreciated and thanks
What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?