One of the biggest red flags and signs you’re working for the wrong company would definitely be your boss firing someone over an OSHA report. That said, an employee in Dalton, Georgia, had made a phone call to OSHA about their boss, not for one but multiple violations. The employer must have gotten word about the report, because as soon as he got back from a short vacation, he wasted no time in firing said employee for questionable reasons.
The former employee says that the reasons for the termination were “very vague claims about tasks I hadn’t completed,” despite having fulfilled the tasks in question. When questioned about these reasons, the boss replied with a delayed response, claiming he was indeed wrong about some of the reasons but “right about some,” asserting that their termination was still the right call. The worker says that the company is rather small, so word about their OSHA report reaching the boss was just a matter of time.
Believing their reasons for being laid off invalid, the employee strongly believes this termination was nothing more than the boss’s retaliation for being reported on. On top of the multiple OSHA violations, the worker states the employer “took advantage of me and other employees in the past, I want him held accountable for that.” Wondering how they should proceed with this situation, they took to r/legaladvice for advice.
Upvoting the best suggestions in the comment section, a slew of helpful Redditors did their best to provide the best ideas for actions that OP should take. “You need to immediately file an OSHA whistleblower complaint,” instructs a commenter, claiming that they only have a 30-day window before their case might become nullified. They continued, suggesting that calling a few firms also wouldn’t be a bad idea, especially ones that specialize in employment. Even if OP doesn’t have the money to fire a lawyer, this clear-cut case would still be an opportunity, as any lawyer could just take their cut out of the settlement.
The ex-employee says they have all the screenshots ready to offer as evidence, should they go to court against this shady boss. No one deserves to be fired for doing the right thing, so hopefully, this corrupt employer gets what’s coming to him, and the company is able to find better management to replace him.
