Wrongful Termination and Employment Contract Disputes

Fort Lauderdale Wrongful Termination and Employment Contract Dispute Attorneys

At The Amlong Firm in Fort Lauderdale, we understand the law when it comes to wrongful termination claims. Our lawyers have a successful track record of verdicts and settlements when a contract has been breached, a binding promise has been broken, a law has been ignored, or employers have engaged in ugly behavior.

Florida is an employment-at-will state. This means that if you do not have an employment contract, your employer can fire you for any or no reason, as long as it is not an illegal reason such as discrimination or retaliation. However, even if you do not have an employment contract or protected status, you may have other remedies under Florida common law. Some common law claims include tortious interference, defamation, and misrepresentation.

Tortious interference occurs when a third party wrongly convinces someone with whom you have an advantageous business relationship to end that relationship. For example, if your boss at work says awful things about you because you do not return his romantic affections or for another ulterior motive, he ceases to be a legitimate party to the employment relationship. He then becomes a third party and can be sued for interfering with your employment relationship.

Another cause of action is defamation. Under certain circumstances, Florida recognizes both intra-company defamation (saying ugly things about you to someone at the company where you work) and inter-company defamation (saying ugly things about you to another company).

Misrepresentation often is involved in jobs that end badly. It's misrepresentation when an employer lures you away from a high paying IT job with promises of stock options, intending all along to fire you as soon as you get the system up and running. It's also misrepresentation when a sales manager induces you to come to work by representing that every salesperson makes a six-figure income despite the commission-only pay plan knowing that it's not true.

Our lawyers often advise clients who have been terminated with or without an employment contract and clients with disputes involving those contracts. We also advise employers and employees about non-compete agreements and about disputes concerning when those agreements can be enforced. In addition, we represent employers and employees in negotiating employment agreements.

Above all, we are trial lawyers. Our opponents know we are willing to go to try cases, and we obtain settlements that are generally better than those obtained by lawyers with a reputation for being reluctant to go to court.

If you think you have been wrongfully terminated by your employer or if you have a dispute about an employment contract or agreement, call 954.462.1983 or fill out our simple contact form. From our office in Fort Lauderdale, our attorneys serve clients throughout South Florida.

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