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I was recently terminated from a large national hotel corporation after 12 years of exemplary employment for "violation of the company harassment policy" for failing to disclose two consensual relationships and one of those relationships was with a subordinate within the division I managed. Both relationships did not exist at work for the last year and a half and therefore, was no longer in violation of company policy at the time I was terminated.
The relationship with the subordinate went bad and she was out for revenge. She recently e-mailed my boss and claimed sexual harassment, was tormented due to our relationship, disclosed my other relationship and hinted at legal action although she had not worked there for a year and a half and this was the first time she made a sexual harassment claim. Fearing legal action the company terminated my employment even though I have come to find out the statute of limitations for sexual harassment claims in CA is one year and she clearly stated in her e-mail this was over a year and a half ago. When confronted about both relationships, I told the truth and confessed......who said honesty is alyways the best policy? Both my boss and HR Director acknowledged they believed every bit of my story about the consensual relationship and she was out for revenge. There was no other incidents of sexual harassment claims in my employee file.
The company is notorious for numerous supervisor and subordinate relationships that are not disclosed, but eventually discovered that did not result in termination of employment including an SVP at the corporate level. Numerous other similar scenarios, even of current relationships, forget about year and a half old relationships that were handled by transferring/promoting the individuals to different locations within the company. I was in a previous relationship at two other properties and never had to officially disclose close them on paper, although it was common knowledge. There is no consistent standard of how the entire company handles relationships in the work place and varies from hotel to hotel.
Different forms of harassment occurred on a daily basis throughout the workplace and was tolerated. Over a year ago, I informed my boss of a sexual harassment and a assault claim against me from another male co-worker and no disciplainary action was taken which leads me to believe they were out to get me and make an example out of me since I was always extremely opinionated while this created a double standard of the company harassment policy. I didn't report my claim any further, since I was the "company guy" and wanted my career to continue to advance and feared this would hold me back or result in retaliation. My boss frequently made sexual harassing comments directly to me regarding female co-workers, including both of the females I had relationships with. My boss always discriminated against potential job applicants based on the applicants weight, instead of qualifications. Within the last two weeks a sexual harassment claim was sent to me via text message about the HR Director inappropriately touching a female direct subordinate of his after work hours off property, although the individual wanted it to remain confidential, so I never reported it. And these are the same two individuals who just terminated me for violation of the harassment policy.....Seriously?
So my question is do I have a case for wrongful termination, defamation of character or sexual harassment? Your assistance is truly appreciated!
The relationship with the subordinate went bad and she was out for revenge. She recently e-mailed my boss and claimed sexual harassment, was tormented due to our relationship, disclosed my other relationship and hinted at legal action although she had not worked there for a year and a half and this was the first time she made a sexual harassment claim. Fearing legal action the company terminated my employment even though I have come to find out the statute of limitations for sexual harassment claims in CA is one year and she clearly stated in her e-mail this was over a year and a half ago. When confronted about both relationships, I told the truth and confessed......who said honesty is alyways the best policy? Both my boss and HR Director acknowledged they believed every bit of my story about the consensual relationship and she was out for revenge. There was no other incidents of sexual harassment claims in my employee file.
The company is notorious for numerous supervisor and subordinate relationships that are not disclosed, but eventually discovered that did not result in termination of employment including an SVP at the corporate level. Numerous other similar scenarios, even of current relationships, forget about year and a half old relationships that were handled by transferring/promoting the individuals to different locations within the company. I was in a previous relationship at two other properties and never had to officially disclose close them on paper, although it was common knowledge. There is no consistent standard of how the entire company handles relationships in the work place and varies from hotel to hotel.
Different forms of harassment occurred on a daily basis throughout the workplace and was tolerated. Over a year ago, I informed my boss of a sexual harassment and a assault claim against me from another male co-worker and no disciplainary action was taken which leads me to believe they were out to get me and make an example out of me since I was always extremely opinionated while this created a double standard of the company harassment policy. I didn't report my claim any further, since I was the "company guy" and wanted my career to continue to advance and feared this would hold me back or result in retaliation. My boss frequently made sexual harassing comments directly to me regarding female co-workers, including both of the females I had relationships with. My boss always discriminated against potential job applicants based on the applicants weight, instead of qualifications. Within the last two weeks a sexual harassment claim was sent to me via text message about the HR Director inappropriately touching a female direct subordinate of his after work hours off property, although the individual wanted it to remain confidential, so I never reported it. And these are the same two individuals who just terminated me for violation of the harassment policy.....Seriously?
So my question is do I have a case for wrongful termination, defamation of character or sexual harassment? Your assistance is truly appreciated!