My husbands employer forced him to sign a warning letter which stated he was accused of stealing on his first day of work. He did not do anything wrong and his boss told him he has a valid lawsuit against the company for slander/defamation of character. He also told my husband if he does hire a lawyer he will be fired. What kind of lawyer handles a case like this? Thank you.

Any general civil court attorney can do it.

1. no one is forced to sign, what did it do, pull a gun, your husband could always have just refused to sign anything not true.
So now if he says it is a lie, the company can show a signed paper saying it is true.

2. who has the company shown it to, beyond your husband telling people about it, who has the company told.
They have to tell a third party for slander,

And to sue you have to prove you have been harmed and be able to measure that harm in money

any general civil court attorney can do it.

1. no one is forced to sign, what did it do, pull a gun, your husband could always have just refused to sign anything not true.
So now if he says it is a lie, the company can show a signed paper saying it is true.. .

I'm guessing they ordered him to sign or loose his job.

But OP isn't clear what the letter her husband signed actually says:


a warning letter which stated he was accused of stealing

So the letter goes something like this:


"To whom it may concern:
Mr. OP is accused of stealing.
Sincerely,
[signed]
Mr. OP"

Is that what the letter says?

There is no slander unless the company shares false information with others and it causes your husband damage. Defamation, Libel and Slander Law (http://www.expertlaw.com/library/personal_injury/defamation.html)

I'm having problems with what the letter said. He signed a letter stating he was accused of stealing. If he was accused of stealing (and he apparently was) I don't see the lawsuit here.

Now, if he signed a letter that said he DID steal, that's another matter - except he signed and agreed to the accusation.

Perhaps OP is not fully aware of the circumstances here.