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Wrongfully Fired. Should I Represent Myself?

by Spitz, The Employee's Law Firm | Jul 7, 2026 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Why Pro Se Employees Almost Always Lose Many employees believe that if they were wrongfully fired, faced employment discrimination at work, retaliated against by a mean boss or manager, or simply treated unfairly, they can sue their employer on their own...

Employee in a tense meeting with supervisors, symbolizing whistleblower pressure and retaliation.

Whistleblower Retaliation: Can Reporting Unsafe Conditions Cost You Your Job?

by Brian Spitz | Dec 4, 2025 | Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Retaliation, Whistleblower Claims, Wrongful Termination

Reporting unsafe or dishonest practices at work should make you a hero, not a target. Yet many employees fear that speaking up will put a spotlight on them—and not the good kind. In Ziparo v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 2025 WL 3275465, the United States Court of...

Yes, You Can Be Fired for Secretly Recording, Skipping Work, Coming Late, And Interviewing Elsewhere

by Brian Spitz | May 8, 2025 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Gender Identity Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Whistleblower Claims, Wrongful Termination

In Bashaw v. Majestic Care of Whitehall, LLC, 2025 WL 700169 (6th Cir. Mar. 5, 2025), Kirstyn Bashaw, a Director of Social Services at Majestic Care, alleged she was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for being a whistleblower and reporting patient-care concerns and...

What Does Ohio’s New Anti-SLAPP Law Mean For Employees?

by Brian Spitz | Apr 22, 2025 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Wage: Overtime, Whistleblower Claims, Wrongful Termination

When brave employees stand up against employment, harassment, or retaliation, they often expect the employer to deny the claims. But increasingly, we’re seeing a disturbing trend: employers filing defamation counterclaims designed not to win, but to punish the...

Why Can My Job Fire Me? Understanding “Employment At-Will”

by Brian Spitz | Jul 4, 2024 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Gender Identity Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

What does “employment at-will” mean? “Employment at-will” is a term used to describe a type of employment relationship where either the employer or the employee can terminate the working relationship at any time, for any reason, and without prior notice. In this...

The Cautionary Tale Of A Good Employment Case

by Brian Spitz | Jun 2, 2023 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Gender Identity Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Non-Competition Disputes, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sales Commission Disputes, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

As my good friend, Kenny Rodgers, once said, “You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, Know when to walk away, know when to run.” There comes a time in most every case when a plaintiff-employee can claim the win by settling the case. The trick is to...

Don’t Count On Judges To Do What You Expect

by Brian Spitz | May 19, 2023 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Firm News, Gender Discrimination, Gender Identity Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Non-Competition Disputes, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sales Commission Disputes, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Sometimes, no matter what you do; no matter what evidence you present; no matter what the law says – a judge is going to do whatever the judge wants to do. A good example of this proposition is found in the case of Edge v. TLW Energy Services, L.L.C., No. 22-50288,...

Am I An Independent Contractor Or Employee Under The FLSA?

by Brian Spitz | May 2, 2023 | Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Firm News, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Why is the difference between being an employee or an independent contractor important under the FLSA? The distinction between being an employee and an independent contractor is important under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) because the protections and benefits...

It’s Critical To Hire Good Attorneys And Tell Them Everything

by Brian Spitz | Mar 13, 2023 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Non-Competition Disputes, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sales Commission Disputes, Sexual Harassment, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

The recent case of Bradley v. Dhybrid Systems, LLC, No. 21-4047, 2023 WL 1978683, at *1 (10th Cir. Feb. 14, 2023) provides a cautionary tale to both employers and employees regarding how to properly handle employment law claims and what can happen if you play games....

Yes, You Can Be Fired for Abrasive Behavior Even If You’re Pregnant

by Samuel Long | Feb 24, 2023 | Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Whistleblower Claims, Wrongful Termination

Today, our employment discrimination lawyers review another example of an employee being fired for bad conduct but trying to save her job by asserting employment discrimination. In this case out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit,...

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