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I've Just Been Fired, Do I Have a Case?

You've just been ""Fired"" by your employer. Do you have a case? read more

Employment Law

Maybe you loved your job. You enjoyed your work, and looked forward to it every morning. Your colleagues may have been a delight.

Or... Maybe you hated your job and dreaded every day you had to go there. Just the thought of it made you want to stay in bed permanently. Maybe your boss and your colleagues could have come straight out of Dilbert cartoons.

But you hung in there anyway. You’re not a quitter. Besides, you’ve got responsibilities. A family to support. A mortgage to pay. College loans to pay off.

And then, one day, there it was: the pink slip. They said you were no longer needed. But then, not everyone lost their job. Maybe you’re older than your former colleagues who are still there. Maybe you’re from a different background.

It’s such a shock to suddenly lose your livelihood, especially after putting in all those years of hard work. What in the world could have happened? What could you have done differently, you wonder, as you’re out on the street, pounding the pavement. Maybe what you need is a good lawyer!

And if you live in or near Martinsburg, in Berkeley, Jefferson, or Morgan County, or anywhere else in the Eastern Panhandle, help is close by. If you’d like an experienced, trustworthy employment attorney on your side, you don’t need to look any further.

Meet Harry Waddell, the employment attorney with a proven record of success. The lawyer with the personal touch. With 12 years of defense work under his belt, he knows the tricks that the other side likes to use against his clients. He will personally fight for getting you the compensation you deserve.

Harry will also be glad to represent you if you live in other parts of West Virginia, including Potomac Highlands (Grant, Hampshire and Hardy Counties), or in Western Maryland (Washington County and Hagerstown).

Or perhaps you weren’t laid off but are “just” treated badly at work. Maybe your workplace qualifies as a hostile environment because of sexual harassment or because of harassment based on your sex, race, age, national origin, religion or disability.

Maybe you’ve been stuck in a lower-level position while people hired long after you keep passing you on their way up the ladder. Maybe you’re underpaid, or maybe you’re not being paid the money that you have already earned. Maybe you’re forced to work overtime off the clock.

Whatever it may be, whether you’re dealing with discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment, or any other workplace issue, Harry Waddell can help you. He has many years of experience with helping his clients win in employment-related cases. In fact, together with 4 other attorneys, he represented 11,000 former employees of a telemarketing firm in a wage class action suit and won a $15,000,000 (15 million dollars!) settlement. Harry has worked on state and federal levels, and he can help you too.

If you feel traumatized and worried about what will happen, you’ll find Harry’s record very reassuring. As you wonder what to do, you’ll want information you can trust. And Harry Waddell understands that and has just what you need: He has personally written a special report that will give you a head start by answering many of your questions:

I’ve Just Been Fired. Do I Have a Case?

Knowledge is power, and that power will be yours for the price of a simple phone call: 304-263-4988. Just ask and we’ll put your personal copy of Harry’s report in the mail right away.

In that report, you’ll discover a wealth of information that will reassure you and help you decide on a plan of action. And if, after reading your booklet, you believe you do have a case, or if you would like help in deciding if you do, you’ll know who you can call:

Harry Waddell, the lawyer you can trust. The lawyer who will personally go to bat for you. You can reach him at 304-263-4988. Meanwhile, be sure to document everything, and we mean absolutely everything:

incidences
conversations
who did what to whom
when and how

This works. All this information may turn out to be crucial evidence, and you want to make sure you’ll remember all the details.

And just in case you’re worried about getting lost in a huge impersonal legal maze and being nothing but a number for the law office, please don’t be. That’ll never happen with Harry Waddell. When you call him, you will not be passed off to a legal assistant or a paralegal. Harry will personally listen to you and explain what he can do for you. If you decide to have him represent you, he will personally handle your case.

And Harry Waddell is not far away in some anonymous big city either. His office is conveniently located right here in Martinsburg, WV 25401, at 300 West Martin Street. You can reach him at 304-263-4988.

So don’t delay. Don’t give the other side a leg up. If you’ve been wronged by your employer in any way, let Harry Waddell help you get the compensation you deserve. Call 304-263-4988 for your free report and your free consultation. Harry Waddell will be happy to help you.

Library for Employment Law:

EEOC Enforcement Guidance Compensatory and Punitive Damages
Description: EEOC Guidance regarding what compensatory and punitive damages can be awarded in a Title VII employment discrimination case.
EEOC Enforcement Guidance Disability Related Inquiries
Description: EEOC guidance on what inquires an employer can make regarding medical conditions of employees
EEOC Enforcement Guidance Regarding Psychiatric Disabilities
Description: EEOC guidance regarding employees with psychiatric disabilites
EEOC Guidance regarding sexual favoritism in the workplace
Description: EEOC Guidance regarding sexual favoritism by supervisors or employers - what is legal and what is not.
If I was Fired Unfairly Do I Have a Case? [PDF]
Description: This article list the situations where you might have a case when you are fired by your employer. A good general overview but talk to a qualified employment lawyer about your specific case facts.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Family Medical Leave Act [PDF]
Description: This document contains frequently asked questions about the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) which is a federal law that protects employees when they need to take off work because of medical conditions of the employee or close family members.
Martinsburg Journal Article on Shepherd University case [PDF]
Description: New employment case filed by Harry Waddell
Questions and Answers About Cancer in the Workplace and the ADA [PDF]
Description: EEOC Guidance Regarding Cancer and the American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Questions and Answers About Association Discrimination Under the ADA [PDF]
Description: EEOC Guidance on Association Discrimination Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Frequent Questions for Employment Law:

Case Results for Employment Law:

$14,750,000 Employment Class Action settlement for 11,000 employees of telemarketing firm - $14,750,000
$500,000 Settlement in Disability Discrimination Claim Against U.S. Postal Service - $500,000
$400,000 Settlement in racial harassment case - $400,000
$150,000 Settlement in wrongful termination case brought by store manager - $150,000
$85,000 Verdict for racial harassment - $85,000
$85,000 Settlement for sexual harassment - $85,000
$82,500 Settlement for disability discrimination - $82,500
$83,000 Settlement for wrongful termination of director of health department - $83,000

Web Resources for Employment Law:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Description: federal government website with information regarding employment discrimination
West Virginia Human Rights Commission
Description: WV state agency dealing with claims of employment discrimination
Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the ADA
Description: EEOC's Enforcement Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Unemployment Compensation for West Virginians
Description: An explanation of your rights and duties under the West Virginia Unemployment Compensation Law prepared by Workforce West Virginia.
National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
Description: The premier national organization of employment lawyers website - good source of general information regarding employment law and source for finding employment lawyers
Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association (MWELA)
Description: Association of over 300 employment lawyers in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia
Introlaw.com
Description: Introlaw.com provides articles of an introductory nature on employment discrimination law.
Garlands-Digest.com
Description: Garlands-Digest.com provides employment law professionals with weekly updates on new employment discrimination law cases from the U.S. Supreme Court and the federal courts of appeal.
Maryland Division of Labor Employment Guide
Description: Provides good link to Maryland wage and hour laws and other rules and regulations governing Maryland employment law
Workplace Fairness Protection in Trucking Industry
Description: Site provides information about legal protections for truckers who are fired or disciplined for reporting safety violations, ie. whistleblowers.
Workplace Fairness - Do I need a lawyer
Description: Good summary answering the question when do you need to consult with a lawyer regarding an employment issue.