Wrongful Termination

The sad fact remains, in a labor-intensive society such as ours, an employee is usually at the shorter end of the stick. Notwithstanding the vital role that they play in production, the benefits that are afforded them are still not commensurate with the service that they are giving. The worst part is that often times, they are even subject of wrongful termination.

With the current trend of jurisdiction on the matter, the sweeping conclusion that labor and social security laws are pro-employee is actually far fetched. The real scenario is that an employee is usually under the caprices of the employer, particularly as regards the security of his tenure in the company. The employment-at-will doctrine, which up to the present time, is considered as good law by our courts, is evidence of the fact that an employee is faced with an endless battle against wrongful termination. This doctrine enunciates that, in the absence of employment contracts to the contrary, employment is construed to be voluntary and indefinite for both employees and employers. On the one hand, an at-will employee, is given the right to quit his employment whenever he wants, with no consequence whatsoever on his end. On the other hand, and this is usually the case, at-will employers may exercise the same option of terminating the employment relationship whenever they want to, also usually without any downside. This would necessarily affect the much protected security of tenure of employees, which because of this doctrine is not as secure after all.

Wrongful termination claims do not usually reach an elevated stage where the employer may be compelled to reinstate the employee or give him his back-pay and warranted damages. The reason being that claims concerning wrongful termination are usually settled at the initial phase, usually at a bargain where the employee is at the losing end. This is the primordial concern of our wrongful termination attorneys.

Our lawyers focusing on wrongful termination see to it that you are afforded what is due you, and not just for the sake of choosing the lesser evil and not having a settlement at all. In wrongful termination cases they would guaranty that the only settlement you get is one that would promote justice, and would assure that benefit is afforded on your end.