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New Post 6/11/2007 4:24 PM
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Unfair Dismisal 
My question is, If I was being choked and pushed back into some lockers at work by a guy who had been previously making life threatening threats towards me, and I struck the guy to get him off of me, why would they fire me? This is what happened even after getting many complaints about this guy, and I am the security officer. I even showed my ex employer a statement from my doctor saying that I have a compression fracture and muscle spasm in my neck. Do I have a case?
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New Post 6/20/2007 4:24 PM
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Re: Unfair Dismisal 

You have raised several separate issues which may include improper termination, criminal charges against the employee and possible negligence claims against the employer if they knew and did nothing. Depending on the specific circumstances of your case, it appears as though you have a civil battery case against your attacker and a failure to supervise, failure to protect and/or failure to provide a safe work environment case against your employer. We advise you contact an employment lawyers and consider an injury attorney who has experience with harassment suits.

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