Can I hold my employer accountable if the business is failing?
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Can I hold my employer accountable if the business is failing?
I work for a property management company that is owned by a real estate broker. My boss who runs the business mismanage the money and neglects the business to the point of clients constantly leaving. She pays herself through a payroll service as well as writing checks out to herself. She also pays her daughter and a mystery person, both that has never done any work for the company. If the business fail/close and I lose my job, can I sue the broker for failure to oversee the business.
Asked on October 7, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Maryland
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M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
The fact i that most employment relationships are what is know as "at will". This means that a comapny can set the condtions of thw workplace much as it sees fit. Accordingly, a worker has no right to a guaranteed job, no matter the circumstances (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination or an employment/union agreement to the contrary).
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
No, you cannot sue the broker or anyone else for causing the business to fail and you to therefore lose your job. Employment in this nation is "employment at will." That means, among other things, there is no right to or guaranty of a job. But without a right to something, you have no basis to sue for being deprived of it.
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