nutty world. sorry Chris. no legal friends in my world; I'd be all over legal-aid or free law resources in your situation.

I'm sure being repremanded as you are is highly illegal, Whisteblower laws and all that.  There is no way a fair court could defend your employers actions, based on what I've heard.

Good luck.  Best wishes, and keep fighting the good fight.

Martin

Brew- All of the labor lawyers around here want $250 for the consultation.....Just finding it hard to spend that much when I thing my job will be terminated soon.

Chris

Actually, Chris, you really don't need an attorney who specializes in labor law (they're nice, but not necessarily needed).  Any decent attorney should be able to help you out.  In the meantime, document EVERYTHING.  If need be, carry a small voice activated tape recorder and tape every conversation.

If I were you, I would also contact the Labor Board.
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Carolyn

As Carolyn said, document everything.  Take notes of what was said by whom and when, even if you cannot record it.  That way when the time comes you have documentation that may not be admissible in its own right, but can be used in cross examination of witnesses.  I'll drop a note to my sister in law who lives there in Asheville and see if she knows of anyone. 

Jerry

Lobster wrote on Nov 7^th, 2009 at 2:03am:



I do believe you are mistaken in your assumption of the law.  In some states, yes, but not in all states (I had to research this because of problems that I was having with tech support with my company).

Chris,
North Carolina is a *one party consent* state, meaning that you can record any conversation, whether it be telephone or in person.

North Carolina's wiretapping law is a "one-party consent" law. North Carolina makes it a crime to intercept or record any "wire, oral, or electronic communication" unless one party to the conversation consents. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-287. Thus, if you operate in North Carolina, you may record a conversation or phone call if you are a party to the conversation or you get permission from one party to the conversation in advance.

I'm going to argue with you too Brian.  If Chris has laid out the facts correctly, it's not going to be that difficult for him to prove that all this occured *after* the filed the complaint (if he has a good employment history, and all these things started happening after the fact).  Now, the problem is, once his employer finds out he's contacted an attorney, if North Carolina is a right to hire/right to fire state, he can be terminated without cause (stupid yes, but a real threat).

Also, most labor attorneys charge at least $200 or above for a consultation.  Unless he has actually had a chance to present his case to the attorney's, they can't determine if his case is difficult or not.