#wrongfultermination

“Please continue to keep our family in your prayers as we gather more information regarding Ernie’s separation from Gulfstream.

After 20 years of dedicated service to this company, Ernie received no severance package or support. The only thing we received was a letter in the mail containing his separation paperwork. It is heartbreaking and difficult to understand how someone who devoted two decades of his life to this company could be let go, especially while facing serious health challenges.

Throughout the years, we have seen other employees receive accommodations and support while dealing with medical issues, which makes this situation even more confusing and painful for our family. Ernie is not only battling Stage 4 cancer, but he is also deaf. Given these circumstances, it is hard not to question whether he has been treated fairly.

This entire experience has been devastating for him emotionally. No one who has given so much of themselves to their employer should feel discarded during one of the most difficult times in their life.

I am committed to seeking answers and raising awareness about what has happened. If necessary, I will take this matter further because Ernie deserves someone willing to stand up for him after everything he has given to this company.

We believe Gulfstream should take a hard look at how this situation was handled. Ernie was a loyal, dependable, and hardworking employee for 20 years, and he deserved to be treated with dignity, respect, and compassion.

If anyone has any opinions on this matter please share with me. Thank you!”

I hope that everyone is prepared for what's about to happen at Dow. The sla-ghter will begin post LPGA tour. Dow cannot afford to mu---r it's workforce right before all their customers and vendors come into Midland. So the bloodshed will happen right after. If you're in leveraged logistics, purchasing, or customer service... You best be looking for a new job.

Remember, Dow isn't a family. Your boss isn't your friend. Everyone is just glad it's happening to you and not them.

Remember, you don't have to sign a severance agreement on the spot. No matter how much they push, you get time to review. Request your personnel file under the right to know act, and never participate in your exit interview.

The last is the biggest.. They don't care about your opinion or your experience at Dow. If they did, they would have asked you before firing you. They are gauging the likelihood of you suing them. Anything you say can be used against you if you decide to pursue legal action. My suggestion is when you get called into that HR meeting, record the whole thing on your phone. Michigan is a 1 party consent state. The meeting will be hard to digest and a recording of it will help. Just don't publicize that you're doing it. Also be really annoying and take notes. The best thing we can do is publish a bunch of termination meetings from Dow to show everyone what it's really like.

HR and your boss already know and have planned your termination. They spring it on you out of the blue hoping to catch you off guard and unprotected. They have a game plan on how to handle you. Nothing you say will change their mind, you're gone no matter what you say.

https://www.investmentnews.com/ria-news/disabled-banker-sues-wells-fargo-alleges-diversity-push-drove-his-firing/265565

https://aging.networkofcare.org/lrgv-tx/CommunityResources/News/Article?articleId=151628

A former Wells Fargo Advisors broker in Brookfield, Wisconsin, has filed a lawsuit accusing the wirehouse of firing him because of his age.

Kenneth J. Schneider, who spent his entire 50-year career with Wells and predecessor firms, claimed that he was terminated at the age of 78 “for the sole pretextual reason” that he used a swear word in the office when talking with his wife, who also worked at the firm, according to a complaint filed last week in U.S. District Court in Wisconsin.

Local Wells managers had “been trying to get Schneider to retire for years,” and younger advisors were given more lenient, “progressive discipline” for similar violations of the firm’s professional conduct policies, according to the complaint.

“Wells Fargo willfully took adverse actions against Schneider because of his age,” the ex-broker’s lawyers wrote in the complaint.

https://www.advisorhub.com/wells-fargo-faces-age-discrimination-claim-from-50-year-industry-vet/

Another age discrimination lawsuit articlegoing. Funny how at&t claims cursing is code of conduct violation and potty mouth Legg does it all the time.

Link

https://www.nj.com/news/2026/04/att-faces-age-discrimination-suit-after-firing-longtime-nj-employee.html

Some of article below

A longtime AT&T employee in New Jersey has filed a federal lawsuit alleging age discrimination and wrongful termination.

The suit, filed March 31 in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, claims Daniel A. Zuckerman, 62, was demoted and ultimately fired last year without warning in retaliation for opposing discrimination and seeking legal advice.

A longtime AT&T employee in New Jersey has filed a federal lawsuit alleging age discrimination and wrongful termination.

A spokesperson for AT&T called the lawsuit “baseless,” and said the company will defend itself in court.

“This employee was not a victim of discrimination: he was given a new job assignment during an organizational restructure, and he was terminated for violating our Code of Business Conduct,” the spokesperson said.

Zuckerman, of Hillsborough, started his career at AT&T in May 1985, according to the lawsuit. He spent nearly 40 years climbing the ranks before he was fired from the company’s Bedminster office on Jan. 27, 2025.

At the time, he held the role of level-three director as a member of technical staff. However, days before his termination, he was notified that he would be demoted to level two associate director in cybersecurity, effective Feb. 1, according to the complaint.

Zuckerman claims he has never received disciplinary action or a negative performance evaluation during his tenure.

The lawsuit alleges that AT&T maintains a corporate culture of age discrimination which encourages older employees to leave voluntarily, and favors younger employees.

Zuckerman also claims he was instructed in 2014 not to hire a highly qualified 56-year-old candidate because of the candidate’s age.

The lawsuit says the age discrimination originated with top leadership. It points to remarks by former CEO Randall Stephenson in 2016 about AT&T’s aging workforce and need to reinvent itself, and alleges current CEO John Stankey made “outrageously offensive” ageist statements.

During a July 2023 town hall, Stankey stated that the workforce needed younger employees to better match the U.S. population, according to the suit.

Public employee discussions on forums like this reveal several recurring concerns that individuals cite when pursuing wrongful‑termination claims or requesting class‑action investigation into workforce‑management practices at BNY. While these accounts represent employee perspectives rather than verified legal findings, the themes appear consistently across posts.

1. Abrupt and Unexplained Performance Rating Declines
Employees report sudden drops in performance evaluations despite prior positive reviews or long‑term satisfactory performance. Many allege that these changes lacked documentation, coaching, or clear justification, leading them to believe the ratings were adjusted to support predetermined termination decisions.

2. Use of Forced‑Ranking or Stack‑Ranking Systems
Some individuals claim that ranking methodologies required a fixed percentage of employees to be categorized as low performers, regardless of actual contribution. They argue that this system created artificial grounds for termination and disproportionately affected certain groups.

3. Pressure to Resign in Lieu of Formal Layoffs
Multiple accounts describe employees being encouraged to resign voluntarily rather than being formally laid off. Posters assert that this practice was used to avoid severance obligations or to reduce the appearance of workforce reductions.

4. Inconsistent or Withheld Severance Packages
Employees report discrepancies in severance eligibility, including reductions, denials, or last‑minute changes. These inconsistencies are cited as contributing factors in claims of unfair or unequal treatment.

5. Replacement of U.S. Roles With Lower‑Cost Offshore Positions
Some individuals allege that their roles were eliminated and subsequently transitioned to offshore teams. They argue that these decisions may reflect discriminatory or retaliatory motives, forming part of the basis for legal complaints.

6. Retaliation Following Protected Activity or Internal Complaints
A number of posters claim they were terminated shortly after raising workplace concerns, questioning new policies, or reporting issues to management. These accounts assert that the timing suggests retaliatory intent.

7. Patterns Suggesting Systemic Workforce Practices
Because many employees describe similar experiences, some argue that the issues may reflect broader organizational patterns rather than isolated incidents. This perceived consistency is a primary driver behind calls for class‑action investigation.

Looks like the unlawful termination lawsuits are starting! If you’re on this site and feel, and can prove, unjustly performance, layoff or suspect a target on your back - DOCUMENT everything right now. If more of these cases pop up you’ll have employment law attorneys just waiting for more evidence.
(This case was listed as racially motivated but to me it looks like actions that many can probably relate to)

https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/employment-law/employee-sues-us-bank-for-firing-her-months-after-hr-complaint/567107

• Former CorVel executive Ronda Cruz settled a Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleging s-xual harassment, retaliation, and a “cutthroat” workplace culture; settlement terms were not disclosed.
• The lawsuit accused CorVel of whistleblower retaliation, wrongful termination, defamation, emotional distress, and failure to accommodate her medical needs.
• Cruz claimed the company prioritized profits over employee wellbeing and described a culture where women were disrespected and subjected to s-xist comments.
• She alleged retaliation after refusing to ignore conduct she believed was illegal or unethical, including advocating commissions for two female employees on maternity leave.
• Cruz, hired in 2012 and promoted to area vice president of Southern California by 2018, said she continued performing well despite serious health issues requiring surgery.
• She was terminated in August 2023 for “interactions with leadership,” and alleged company insinuations about misconduct made it difficult for her to find new employment.

https://mynewsla.com/orange-county/2026/03/05/woman-settles-suit-alleging-cutthroat-culture-at-irvine-firm/

Welcome to the "AI-First" masterclass, where our CPO and his merry band of visionaries have finally cracked the code: why pay for actual human expertise when you can just sprinkle some AI dust on the office and hope for a miracle? In this brilliant new company math, one prompt-wielder is magically expected to do the work of four seasoned professionals. It’s not a "layoff," everyone—it’s AI-powered efficiency optimization. Of course, the performance ratings are pure comedy; it’s a truly impressive feat to make KPIs impossible to achieve by simply moving them every time someone gets close. It seems the only thing "scaling" around here is the leadership's delusion that deep product context and institutional knowledge are "legacy baggage" that can be replaced by a stochastic parrot that doesn't even understand the roadmap.

I’m sure they’ll have a fantastic realization right around the time the production server catches fire because the code checked in by an "elite" hire who doesn't know the internals couldn't scale, and the IIM Product Manager’s slide deck isn't enough to rescue the business. There won't be anyone left who remembers how the system actually talks to itself, but hey, at least the PowerPoint decks looked sleek, right? It is incredibly draining to watch a leadership team systematically dismantle the very infrastructure keeping the company afloat, like watching a captain celebrate "weight reduction" while tossing the lifeboats overboard.

By the way, there’s a fascinating trend where every new "Director and above" hire seems to share the same IIT (from India) pedigree, while any existing veteran—PM or Engineer—without those specific credentials is being ushered toward the exit via "carefully crafted" negative feedback and impossible goals. Yes there are a couple of hires who are not from here, but watch the broader trend. If it happened to one person, it’s an exception; when it happens across the board, it’s a blueprint for a lawsuit. What these visionaries don't realize is that the momentum for a class action is already building among those who’ve been pushed out. I’m just waiting for that legal spark to materialize so I can join in and sue the heck out of these "geniuses" for wrongful termination. I have every single Workday feedback and "Connect" saved to show exactly how the narrative suddenly shifted the moment the new regime walked in. See you in discovery.

I’m asking for those who were bullied, treated unfairly, wrongfully terminated, or laid off under questionable circumstances.

A corporate-focused attorney independently raised this question. One of my coworkers had a very strong case, but ultimately withdrew after the company terminated the manager involved. In another case, an employee reportedly received a significant settlement, suggesting these concerns may not have been isolated.

At this point, I am only trying to understand how many people may have been affected and whether there is a shared pattern worth evaluating further. This is not an accusation, and no action would be taken without professional legal advice.

If this applies to you, you’re welcome to respond or reach out privately.

Most of these were wrongful terminations, so where are all the lawsuits? What are people scared of?

Did this same scenario happen to anyone else? I was put on a performance plan for 30 days sept 24th with a list of things to get completed. I had arguments of course of what was written on it. All bullsh-t of course. Even still I did all the things and in a meeting my boss even said I was working towards improving and looking better. Blah blah blah
30 days come and get a meeting invite and told to stay home. Literally got let go exactly 30 days later Oct 24th after my so called performance was improving.
My boss was literally reading from a script telling me I’m let go and I will receive a letter via email to sign. About a week later I received the email I had to sign it or I wouldn’t get my sh---y 60 day pay.
I see others got let go in a different way. Either way this can’t be legal. What do we do? Can we fight this?

My manager is managing me out it is quite obvious. Is it part of the Schwab management playbook to make up bullsh-t compliance cases to terminate you for cause so Schwab does not have pay severance?

I hate this company with every fiber of my being. They fired me after giving them 15 years and struggling with mental health issues.

I hope this company gets what it deserves. Su-k it, EJ.

London City Council overrode Mayor Randall Weddle's vetoes on Tuesday. This included an amended budget ordinance. The new budget could lead to 87 city employee layoffs. Affected employees are filing a wrongful termination lawsuit. The budget changes are set to take effect next Thursday.

https://www.wkyt.com/2025/12/30/london-mayor-city-council-clash-over-budget-employees-face-layoffs/

From a Google search :

Wrongful Termination: Companies cannot lay off an employee in a specific position and immediately hire a new person to fill that exact same role domestically without risking a wrongful termination lawsuit. However, replacing the position with an offshore role is generally considered a valid business decision.

Would this qualify for anyone who holds a position that will remain and then gets "kicked out" by another person? Would this qualify as grounds for wrongful dismmisal as the company didn't actually downsize or move out that role?

I was laid off last week it was so surreal I'm a hard worker, always come in on time, meet company goals, never written up. I get good reviews and exceeds expectations.
But they do this to me? Are they not basing this off job performance?
I'm fighting their notion that I'm always late. I asked late to what! They said they couldn't give me details and sign here is you want the package. Well I signed but I will also be filing for unemployment and giving them a copy of the recording of my lay off! I bet their lies fall apart when I show them my Google Timeline! Also emails and teams messengers screen saved where I constantly responded before 8am. I'm done with these fools!

I have a legal case against Truist. I’ve chosen not to act yet out of fairness and decency. But if I’m ever fired or laid off, I will sue, and the misconduct documented—complete with dates and times—will be exposed. Others involved will be held accountable, most likely fired, and the story will reach the local news in Truist’s hub cities. You’ve been warned.

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/employee-benefits/bny-sued-by-former-employee-seeking-severance-after-termination

2025-10-29:
I’ve observed that the working environment at Veeva can be very challenging. It appears that many young engineers join with enthusiasm but later struggle with the culture and management practices, which can negatively impact their motivation and work experience.
I’d like to connect with anyone who has previously been terminated or experienced similar issues at Veeva. If you’ve taken legal action or filed a complaint, could you please share your experience or outcome?
I am currently exploring the possibility of organizing a class-action lawsuit and would appreciate hearing from others who may be interested in joining or sharing relevant information.

We all know the bs as we see it daily and has been happening for years but I have never been so shocked as I am now. A few years ago I was smart and resigned to go back to school. Except now the industry I went back to school for is suffering so I was hard up for work... I was able to get my job back via a contract company with hopes i would get hired on perm by wf or find a better job before the contract was up..... I came in everyday with a good attitude, i volunteered to read when no one else would, i was back to my desk before break was up, i didn't leave my desk to use the bathroom between breaks because the boss said they don't want to see people doing that and i left my phone an arms length away so I wouldn't violate the cell phone policy... Well I was fired 8 days into the contract because "it wasn't a good fit" or at least that was the reason they gave the contract company... Hmm so I did this exact job you hired me for 4 years and resigned on good terms but now it's not a good fit? Yet everyone in the training group is crocheting on live cam, have their heads down, are having inter office romances via text message (between sites and making drama over it), being blatantly rude to the trainer- but I am the problem? This supervisor just sc--wed me out of being able to get an other wf job because in my 15 years of working for the company and 20 years in working as a whole I have never once been fired but NOW I have to check that freaking box. Thanks bish. Thanks. now im stuck in a year lease i cant get out of after moving back to a small town to take this contract. my job options are now extremely limited and i am completely sc--wed. what a wonderful company to work for- glad i wasted my entire life for them. I am so sick to my stomach and heart broken, and completely alone here. If I didn't have my dog to look after I would walk out into a field and never come back.

Has anyone ever successfully sued and won after being Irif'd? Out the 81 people released last week, only 9 were under 40.

I predict that I’ll be terminated for cause. With decades of service, numerous awards and accolades, the company will use that to not pay my severance of six figures. All because I didn’t spend eight hours a day three days a week being a desk jockey in a cube farm.
I spent decades trying to perform exceptional service every single time. Focus used to be on getting the job and the projects completed.
This new form of micromanagement is challenging to navigate with so many new detailed company policies to observe.
I really used to like this company. My 9 to 5 was actually 5 to 9 as I found my work extremely gratifying.
So, if I don’t have any severance paperwork to sign with the disparagement clause, then hello social media, my new friends. I’ll be happy to tell the world about the inner workings I’ve seen over the past several decades. Stephen King, I might have a new horror story for you.

I was laid off on March 5th of this year. At the skip-level meeting, my Director and HR said I could apply for any position within six months. Once I hit the six-month mark, I applied for three jobs and was rejected for all of them. Is it possible that HR lied, even though the layoff document clearly states I can reapply to any position after six months? I am afraid that my manager blocked me from getting rehired. How can I find out? Because if she did, I want to sue. I can not trust that woman, she smiles in your face and stabs you in the back.

If people would just follow through with their theats of quitting then we would have less layoffs. Every post seems to be “I’m the best employee ever and blah blah blah happened to me”. Nobody cares. If it’s illegal or wrongful termination get a lawyer and handle it like a normal person. Otherwise it’s just noise.

Google gemini helped me realize that if you are considering a constructive dismissal claim you likely want to consider working under protest within 10-15 days from the announcement. See below for more details. But if you don’t want to forfeit you right to a constructive dismissal claim, you must notify the company that “you considers the unilateral relocation a fundamental breach of the employment contract amounting to constructive dismissal and that the employee reserves the right to initiate legal action for wrongful dismissal damages”. But don’t take my word (I’m not a lawyer), hire a lawyer and look into it yourself if are seriously considering this route. Make sure you make it to section 3.2 below.

Gemini Output:
3.1 The Doctrine of Condonation and the Critical Timeline
The doctrine of condonation remains the primary procedural hazard for the employee. To qualify for termination pay related to constructive dismissal, the employee must resign "soon after a change in employment conditions". Failure to act promptly is interpreted as acceptance of the new conditions, thereby forfeiting the claim. 
As detailed in Section I.2, the Alberta Court of Appeal's ruling in Kosteckyj v. Paramount Resources requires the employee to act within a window of approximately ten to fifteen days to register an objection and make a determination regarding resignation. Missing this window is likely to be fatal to the claim. 
3.2 Executing the Formal Objection: The "Work Under Protest" Strategy
Given the strict window for objection, employees often face a dilemma: quit prematurely and risk having no income, or stay and risk condonation. The strategy of "working under protest" offers a mechanism to preserve legal rights while minimizing the duty to mitigate damages (by remaining employed). 
Legal Requirements for "Working Under Protest"
For this strategy to be legally effective in Canada, the protest must be documented rigorously. The employee must unequivocally notify the employer in writing that they do not consent to the change and that their continued presence in the workplace, even under the new conditions, is done specifically to mitigate potential losses and does not constitute acceptance or condonation of the breach. 
Documentation should be explicit and formal, detailing that the employee considers the unilateral relocation a fundamental breach of the employment contract amounting to constructive dismissal and that the employee reserves the right to initiate legal action for wrongful dismissal damages. It is advisable to reissue this formal protest, potentially with every subsequent pay statement, to maintain a continuous, undeniable record of non-acceptance.

People are being fired left and right for filing insurance claims from years ago or filing fraud dispute. I just got fired this morning for fraud due to excessive dispute claims (I had 3 in the last 8 years).

Subsequently they went through my login times, when I was in the office, if I was ever low on funds, if I ever had high amount of funds.

All because of a d-mb TikTok shop purchase. They are coming for us.

When my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer my FA told be to look after my husband and my family, that my job would always be there for me. He had arrangements for me to work from home when things were bad after treatments and boy were they bad. I still signed every day and returned phone calls. I never missed a thing to be completed for our clients. I even returned phone calls from a private spot in the hospital. My FA was completely satisfied with the work being done. I was working from home and office since last December. Never heard from HO once. July I get a phone call from HO stating that I was committing time sheet fraud. Never once was I told from them to complete one and was fired right then. No warning, nothing. My FA was as devastated as I was. I did what I was told to do and got fired. Edward Jones does not care about their staff, Only BIG PROFITS!!!.. I worked 15 years for them and had Outstanding Reports since I started... I am heart broken. A sick husband and no income.. The public needs to know all about EJ and their abuse of staff...

anyone hear of the manager in protein that was fired the minute they returned from medical leave after being out for months. if that doesn't tell you everything you need to know about this company I don't know what will.

Has F5 targeted females who just came back from their maternity leaves in the past year in this layoff ? I heard atleast 3 such incidences.

Keep all your documents. Document everything. Keep a copy at home. Get ready for the force out. And get an attorney if you are forced out. If you are written up you will have to sign that you received/acknowledge it but do a follow up email with why you disagree with the write up. DOCUMENT EVERYTHING IN WRITING. DO NOT VOLUNTARY RESIGN make them fire you as thats better for your law suit and unemployment benefit.