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andrea060158 · May 10, 2010, 05:33 PM

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.

Fr_Chuck · May 10, 2010, 05:41 PM

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

AK lawyer · May 10, 2010, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by Fr_Chuck

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?

ballengerb1 · May 10, 2010, 06:25 PM

There is no slander unless the company shares false information with others and it causes your husband damage. Defamation, Libel and Slander Law

JudyKayTee · May 11, 2010, 07:24 AM

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.