What is the name of your state? Texas
I am a professional and was recently terminated in the state of Texas which I understand is an "at will" state. Moreover, to restrain me from going after current clients, the employer terminated my contract "for cause" based upon something that they believed was a conflict of interest. However, the information that they had at the time was incorrect and what they originally understood to be a conflict of interest is certainly now turning out to not be that. There is no conflict of interest.
I have received word today from a 3rd party "outside of my former employer" that they were having dinner with a current officer of the my former employer and was told that I was terminated because I "received hundreds of thousands of dollars on the side from a client and funneled the money to an offshore account". When, factually, this was not the case at all.
I did invest in my client's company 2 years prior and have received $40k (incl. principle) on my $30k investment. There was no company policy against investing in a client. Moreover, the "offshore account" was not that at all. It was a simple, commonly used, self-directed IRA account.
I have since obtained a new job, but because I'm in the professional services business, this kind of untrue comment damages my reputation and ability to obtain future clients and perhaps future employment.
The fact that I was wrongfully terminated for something that I did not do is something that frustrates me, but I understand I can do little to overcome it in my state. Not only did I lose out on being compensated for a substantial client base that generated over four hundred of thousand of dollars to me every year, but now people are going to question my ethics based upon incorrect information and untrue statements. Does this slanderous remark give me SOME right to justice? If so, what compensation should I expect as I am trying to ascertain if it is worth pursuing.
This has been a very difficult experience for me and my family and I would appreciate any insight.
I am a professional and was recently terminated in the state of Texas which I understand is an "at will" state. Moreover, to restrain me from going after current clients, the employer terminated my contract "for cause" based upon something that they believed was a conflict of interest. However, the information that they had at the time was incorrect and what they originally understood to be a conflict of interest is certainly now turning out to not be that. There is no conflict of interest.
I have received word today from a 3rd party "outside of my former employer" that they were having dinner with a current officer of the my former employer and was told that I was terminated because I "received hundreds of thousands of dollars on the side from a client and funneled the money to an offshore account". When, factually, this was not the case at all.
I did invest in my client's company 2 years prior and have received $40k (incl. principle) on my $30k investment. There was no company policy against investing in a client. Moreover, the "offshore account" was not that at all. It was a simple, commonly used, self-directed IRA account.
I have since obtained a new job, but because I'm in the professional services business, this kind of untrue comment damages my reputation and ability to obtain future clients and perhaps future employment.
The fact that I was wrongfully terminated for something that I did not do is something that frustrates me, but I understand I can do little to overcome it in my state. Not only did I lose out on being compensated for a substantial client base that generated over four hundred of thousand of dollars to me every year, but now people are going to question my ethics based upon incorrect information and untrue statements. Does this slanderous remark give me SOME right to justice? If so, what compensation should I expect as I am trying to ascertain if it is worth pursuing.
This has been a very difficult experience for me and my family and I would appreciate any insight.
