{"id":3286,"date":"2023-11-13T19:30:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalpedia.ai\/articles\/uncategorized\/what-is-wrongful-termination-a-look-at-what-it-means-and-what-you-can-do\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T19:30:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:30:12","slug":"what-is-wrongful-termination-a-look-at-what-it-means-and-what-you-can-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalpedia.ai\/articles\/what-is-wrongful-termination-a-look-at-what-it-means-and-what-you-can-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Wrongful Termination? A Look at What It Means and What You Can Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wrongful termination is the unlawful or unfair termination of an employee due to their race, religion, gender, nationality, or other protected characteristic. In many cases, this termination occurs in violation of an employee\u2019s contract or state or federal laws. It may also be due to retaliation for an employee\u2019s reported or suspected whistleblowing or exercising their legal rights. <\/p>\n<h2>Reasons for Wrongful Termination<\/h2>\n<p>Examples of wrongful termination include but are not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information<\/li>\n<li>Failure to accommodate a disabled employee<\/li>\n<li>Retaliation for reporting illegal activity, filing a complaint, or taking legal action<\/li>\n<li>Terminating an employee for taking maternity leave, vacation time, or other protected leave<\/li>\n<li>Terminating an employee in violation of an employment contract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Upholding Your Rights<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been wrongfully terminated, you may be able to file a claim against your employer with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). 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