Question for Employment Lawyers re: sexual harassment

[Anonymous]

OP, what has happened to make you think the reason they want to fire you is because you slept with your boss?

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Anonymous wrote:What is happening now is that I think I am about to get laid off.

We understand that. But they are going to say that you are being laid off because they no longer need your job at all/your whole division was laid off last year. What's your strongest argument that that is in fact "pretext" -- that is, not the accurate reason for your being fired, and in fact it's because your boss slept with you?

Yes! This is what I am trying to say. Thank you.

So what is your argument? If you did get fired and took this to court, it would be your burden to prove the pretext.

I guess my argument is I was sleeping with my boss, and then I got fired. Surely the jury can draw its own conclusions.

But you were not fired. Your department was eliminated. You were let go. Do you see the difference?

That's pretext.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, what has happened to make you think the reason they want to fire you is because you slept with your boss?

I slept with my boss, and management does not look kindly upon bosses and their subordinates sleeping together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The office slut. There's ALWAYS one. You get what you deserve.

I'll bet she seduced the boss during the last layoffs to save her job. No sympathy here, in fact I'm disgusted by her whole train of thought.

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Anonymous wrote:The office slut. There's ALWAYS one. You get what you deserve.

I'll bet she seduced the boss during the last layoffs to save her job. No sympathy here, in fact I'm disgusted by her whole train of thought.

I did not. We had a relationship for more than a year before the first round of layoffs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, what has happened to make you think the reason they want to fire you is because you slept with your boss?

I slept with my boss, and management does not look kindly upon bosses and their subordinates sleeping together.

They know you slept together?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, what has happened to make you think the reason they want to fire you is because you slept with your boss?

I slept with my boss, and management does not look kindly upon bosses and their subordinates sleeping together.

But... you said you aren't even sure if management knows that you slept with your boss, AND there are massive layoffs happening, for at least the 2nd time.

Facts:
1. You slept with your boss
2. You are afraid of being let go with this recent round of layoffs.

Question:
WHAT is making you suspect they want to lay you off because you slept with your boss? What proof have you seen? What is making you think that this is why they want to let you go, aside from your own paranoia?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, what has happened to make you think the reason they want to fire you is because you slept with your boss?

I slept with my boss, and management does not look kindly upon bosses and their subordinates sleeping together.

But... you said you aren't even sure if management knows that you slept with your boss, AND there are massive layoffs happening, for at least the 2nd time.

Facts:
1. You slept with your boss
2. You are afraid of being let go with this recent round of layoffs.

Question:
WHAT is making you suspect they want to lay you off because you slept with your boss? What proof have you seen? What is making you think that this is why they want to let you go, aside from your own paranoia?

The layoffs aren't massive.

[Anonymous]

OP, is the real deal is that you know you are just as much at risk of layoff as your co-workers, and your former boss is no longer there to protect your job?

Because that is VERY different from being fired because you slept with your boss.

[Anonymous]

How long ago did your boss leave the company? It could make a difference in your case.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, what has happened to make you think the reason they want to fire you is because you slept with your boss?

I slept with my boss, and management does not look kindly upon bosses and their subordinates sleeping together.

But... you said you aren't even sure if management knows that you slept with your boss, AND there are massive layoffs happening, for at least the 2nd time.

Facts:
1. You slept with your boss
2. You are afraid of being let go with this recent round of layoffs.

Question:
WHAT is making you suspect they want to lay you off because you slept with your boss? What proof have you seen? What is making you think that this is why they want to let you go, aside from your own paranoia?

The layoffs aren't massive.

Okay. Can you answer the questions, then? 1) What makes you think you're going to get laid off, and 2) What makes you think the reason behind it is that you slept with your boss?

(I'm looking for an answer other than the fact that management does not look kindly upon bosses sleeping with subordinates, that is a given.)

[Anonymous]

Try it like this, OP:

I believe that I am about to be laid off because __________.

I believe the reason behind the layoff is that I slept with my boss. I think this is the reason because __________.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How long ago did your boss leave the company? It could make a difference in your case.

This past summer.

[Anonymous]

I don't know what the reason is, or if I am even going to be laid off.

My question is this: if I am laid off, can I sue for wrongful termination because I slept with my boss? Companies can always make up other reasons for laying you off, so they will never say it's because I slept with my boss, but can I use that in a lawsuit to get a settlement?

OR should I tell HR now that we were sleeping together, so that I have whistleblower protection and they can't terminate me now? That will buy me some time to find a new job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know what the reason is, or if I am even going to be laid off.

My question is this: if I am laid off, can I sue for wrongful termination because I slept with my boss? Companies can always make up other reasons for laying you off, so they will never say it's because I slept with my boss, but can I use that in a lawsuit to get a settlement?

OR should I tell HR now that we were sleeping together, so that I have whistleblower protection and they can't terminate me now? That will buy me some time to find a new job.

no lawyer is going to answer this for you on the internet. gl.