wrongful termination
Illegal job dismissal
Wrongful termination is the firing of an employee in violation of law or contract.
It covers dismissals based on discrimination, retaliation for whistleblowing, or breach of employment agreements.
The term is legal jargon that frames a firing as actionable: She's suing her former employer for wrongful termination.
Also called wrongful dismissal.
- employment lawStatutes governing workplace relations
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- unfair dismissalImproper ending of employment
- job lossInvoluntary departure from work
- compensation claimsRequests for owed payment
severance package · racial bias · discrimination · legal action · EEOC · Title VII · whistleblower · at-will employment · legal settlements · breach of contract · labor law · human resources policies · exit interview · employment contract · punitive damages · constructive discharge · hostile work environment · labor rights
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- work problemslayoff, firing, low pay, burnout, deadline pressure
- labor lawlabor code, labor law, labor laws, labor standards, labour law
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
- ageismageism, age discrimination, elder abuse, elder neglect, adultism
- discrimination lawanti-discrimination, nondiscrimination, gender bias, pay discrimination, discrimination lawsuit
wrongful terminationjob retention
Maintaining one's employment
reinstatement · job security · tenure · permanent employment · employment stability
wrongful terminationhiring
Giving someone work
employment · job offer · recruitment · onboarding · reinstatement