I wrote a letter of complaint to the human resources department of my company regarding the work ethic of my boss. Before sending the letter, I made a phone call to HR asking them to keep the letter confidential, and received an email correspondence assuring me my boss would not see the letter or be spoken to about any situation that could reveal my identity. I was fired the next day on an unrelated matter that was out of my control. I found out a few nights ago, through one of my other managers, that my boss had read the letter and said I was "well versed" in my complaints against her. My question is, if my being fired really is unrelated to the letter of complaint, does termination automatically waive my rights to confidentiality? And if not, should I take action against the company?

Assuming you were fired for something unrelated - how have you been damaged by the actions of the company? That's number one in a lawsuit.

Hello tulex:

An email from the HR department confers NO rights upon you, terminated or not. I cannot imagine why you would think a letter to management about the behavior of one of the managers would NOT be shared with him.

Besides, if you didn't want any correction to be made in his behavior, why did you write the letter? Just to complain?? They should have fired you.

excon

Yes, you have no rights, and the HR is free to change their minds on the issues of the letter. And most likely no this is not unrelated really, anytime alotof companies get what they consider trouble makers, they find ways to get rid of them.

Welcome to the real working world.

There is no law they can't show him the letter,