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 My Former Employer Made Several False Statements In My Performance Review Which Resulted In Me Quitting The Firm. What Are My Remedies, If Any?
I was a secretary for a large law firm and the two attorneys I worked for constantly tried to tell me how to do my job or interrupted me doing it, even though I have a certificate as a legal secretary and business management and 20 years of experience. The two attorneys were inexperienced and constantly lied about me to my direct supervisor. One attorney resigned after she gave a courier incorrect instructions and he made a huge mistake. Her mistake went in my performance review as my mistake. I was yelled at for no reason. I quit the firm.
 25 Jun 2008 22:21
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 Since you have quit the firm there is nothing much you can do. However, if you have evidence as in written proof of the incompetency of those two attorneys you can file a case against the firm for unfair treatment and mental shock.
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by   Aicha
  26 Jun 2008 10:19
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 Thanks, but according to the administrative judge who presided over the unemployment compensation hearing, quitting that firm was the best thing. The insomnia was getting worse and I still suffer daily with flashbacks of the mistreatment I experienced while working there. I appeared at the hearing my sworn Declaration w/Exhibits. I retained copies of every email I sent to office manager and the managing partner of the firm and included them in my Declaration as exhibits to the judge. I went through the chain of command for help, but, unfortunately, nothing was ever done to alleviate the situation. The administrative judge ruled in my favor and I received retroactive unemployment compensation benefits until I found a new job. I have never heard your term "mental shock" in my years as a legal professional, but I think you mean "mental distress." Well, I would like to add "constructive discharge" to the mix and the lies in my performance review is "libel" and it was unfair treatment which has taken a toll my emotional wellbeing and right now, I'm praying for a miracle.

Thanks for your advise. (if you see any miracles, send them my way!)
by   Etherial   26 Jun 2008 17:32    
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