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14 years of service and I was at first fired then on the papers it said lay off for shortage of work... Went in on a Monday morning without warning I was terminated on the spot ... They gave me a check for 8 weeks termination pay but I still haven't cashed it... I applied for unemployment but haven't received a check yet... What should I do ??

Employed for 2yrs 10 months. Never received any negative feedback from my employer. Never written up or spoken to for any reason except to praise my work. I received a glowing letter & a raise couple weeks ago. My boss/owner of the company is very unprofessional. He screams/swears constantly. This type of behaviour was never directed at me. I only witnessed this behaviour towards others, until this week. I received a phone call on Tues...it was my boss screaming and swearing at me. He was blaming me for something that was beyond my control. A meeting was called the following day to discuss the issue that prompted his outburst on the phone with me. In this meeting I was asked for my input. I said I have nothing to say..let me know how to move forward. Let me know what u want from me and I will do it but I do not have any suggestions to give you on this matter. The manager running this meeting detected coldness in my voice...asked if I had a problem...if I'm happy being there. I replied...everything was fine until yesterday. I then said...I don't appreciate being screamed at & being blamed for something that was not my doing. I said ...perhaps it's time I have a conversation with our boss, it won't be easy though since he doesn't let u say more than 4 words before being cutoff. Next day my employment was terminated due to insubordination. I have never been fired before. I do not want this on my record. It will provide difficulty when searching for future employment. I want to fight this. Infringement of my 1st amendment rights? I have concerns with mental distress...loss of reputation as well as economic losses.

i said jokinly i will kill everybody was fired im a good performer always give my 100 percent

what is reasonable severance for executive wrongfully dismissed after two years

How can you tell if your employer has a payroll of $2.5 million dollars per year which is one of the requirements for severance? I work for a major drugmart' starts with "S"' and the drugmart is owned by an " associate owner" , he only has one store and I've been told annual sales are in the neighborhood of $16 million. I've worked just over 5 years and employer gave me 8 weeks notice that I have to start working Fridays which I have not done for the past 3years8 months because I have other obligations to my family business and children. The employer agreed via computer authorization to Mon-Thurs schedule Sept 2011 which is what I have been working since then and he is well aware I cannot work Fridays nor take on any additional shifts. I never signed a contract when I began work, the employee handbook does say employment standards will be followed upon termination but not sure if that means I couldn't get severance?