*update*
After I confronted my boss this morning and he sent me back to my desk, he called me back in two hours later and had HR on the phone reading my last rites. So I'm thinking he didn't consult HR beforehand and they told him he needs to fire me today. Calling some more lawyers today and filing for unemployment. Thank you to everyone who replied, still seeking any advice on the matter though!
There's a couple pieces to this issue so I'll try to be as succinct and clear as I can….
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My boss has always disliked me after he absorbed my department from a mass layoff. Bad attitude, rude, tanked my performance review, etc. He even bad mouthed me to another dept so they wouldn't accept my transfer request.
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I reported a coworker to HR a few weeks ago for some racist behavior. HR investigated, closed the case saying it was defamation on coworkers part. HR of course copied my boss on the report.
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THE SAME DAY I filed the report, my boss posted my job as available. I spoke to him today and he stated it's because of my poor performance.
I already spoke to a few work lawyers and they say I have a case for retaliation, but I need to suffer punitive damages (get fired) before I can sue. My issue is, I would not like to hurt my case and lose out on unemployment if I quit today, but I can't fathom how my boss expects me to keep working knowing he's going to fire me soon, maybe thats his angle though. I am going to call a labor lawyer back right now and see what they advise, but I absolutely can not tolerate working here anymore after this :/
Locale is US… Can share state if it provides more insight into unemployment laws here.
If this topic isnt allowed here please let me know! Thank you everyone.