Thanks guys. I have been e-mailing a lawyer friend of mine. She's a member of a husband-wife law team here that is highly respected - she is currently serving as a judge, her husband is an ex-county attorney.
She says that yes, a lawsuit is a possibility. However - it would be expensive. And Kansas would be one of the worst states in the US to try it. There are Federal protections, yes, but . . . in this situation, where they would have to locate WHO my boss would answer to, and in the absence of any written employee guidelines or procedures . . . this would take a lot of time and money. It's not a good gamble.
I don't want to fight to get the job back, it's a two-person office. There is no better position in the organization that it's loosely attached to (that HR works for) that I would want.
In any major company, a lawsuit would be well worth it. But in this situation, I think it's better for me to just walk away and search for something that actually has protections and structure . . . and maybe isn't in Kansas.
She says that yes, a lawsuit is a possibility. However - it would be expensive. And Kansas would be one of the worst states in the US to try it. There are Federal protections, yes, but . . . in this situation, where they would have to locate WHO my boss would answer to, and in the absence of any written employee guidelines or procedures . . . this would take a lot of time and money. It's not a good gamble.
I don't want to fight to get the job back, it's a two-person office. There is no better position in the organization that it's loosely attached to (that HR works for) that I would want.
In any major company, a lawsuit would be well worth it. But in this situation, I think it's better for me to just walk away and search for something that actually has protections and structure . . . and maybe isn't in Kansas.
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