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Can I make a case in court on this job related incident? |
I have been doing tree work for along time! a guy higher up than me quit and my supervisor put me at his spot! I have been doing this crew leader job for more than 4 months and now all of a sudden my supervisor is going to let that man come back and is telling me that im not qualified for the job, but he sure did't mind me working that for the past 4 months if he did't feel like i was qualified why did't he take me of of it earlier, im only 21 and most of the crewleaders are 30's + my supervisor talks down to me like im a little kid and treats me worse than others cause im young, i have just as much knowledge if not more than the other crewleaders, its not fair to kick me to the curve just because im young!!! i don't act imature and i don't want to be treated like i am. please help Unfortunately, being young is not a protected category for an employment discrimination claim. In most states, employment is at-will. As such, while you may have been treated poorly, it is within your employer's rights to temporarily promote you to a crew leader spot then put someone else in charge at a later time if he feels they are more qualified. Not sure why you think this is actionable. You filled in for a job for a while, now he is putting someone else in it. That's his perogative. Sounds like you should start your own tree service business where you can be the boss! Good Luck. Well, without much doubt, your supervisor took advantage of you, used you to his advantage, and now has decided to take away any advances he gave you. I would agree that it sucks, but sad to say, such arrogance on the part of the employer doesn't give you any winnable court case. All it does is point out to you that you're working for a genuine A**hole. I'd start looking for a different employer as soon as possible. sounds like discrimination to me. you may have a good case but you really need to talk to an attorney. Why does everyone think they have a court case cause someone didn't show them the proper respect? Here is a suggestion, instead of sitting at home trying to make a federal case out of this, why dont you exercise your freedom and take all those years of experience to work for the guys competitor. If he is such an *** maybe all your co-workers will leave with you and the guy will be out of business. Best of luck in life blaming everyone else for you problems. You probably won't consider this helpful, because I would suggest you don't have a court case here. Many employment law issues would be handled by state courts, and it may depend on the state you are in, but courts don't get involved in private business decisions. In matters of age, gender, religious and race discrimination, there is the federal Equal Employment Opportunity mechanism, but your case does not fall into any of these categories, including age. One good feature of our employment law is the general principle of employment at will. You can quit whenever you want, for any reason, and you can get fired on the same terms. My suggestion: quit. This depends was your job title change to that of a supervisor?Was your pay adjusted or changed? What I am getting at is there any paper work linking you to the supervisory position or was the company considering you a fill in for a time until someone who possessed the skills,education and experience for the job? Verbal communication may not be enough but if you have evidence that you were getting paid and was moved into the position full time then I think you have a case but without any type of paper work it would be hard to prove in a court of law. However it doesn't cost anything to talk to lawyer to see if you have a case. |
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