So…I got fired today.
The supervisor said it was because of a HIPAA violation, but the two other coworkers who reported me said I was close to violating HIPAA, not that I actually did.
Additionally, one of those two coworkers was the training manager who targeted me and made it clear that she did not like me.
I’m not sure if they lied to the supervisor, but I don’t want this violation on my record. Also, it says on the internet that you are supposed to receive warnings before being terminated.
My workplace never gave me a warning, they just terminated me.
I am sad and angry. I’m not sure what my next steps should be. Should I get a lawyer?
(For context, the violation was that I didn’t check for a release of information [ROI] for a client’s mother before speaking with the mother, even though I never told the mother any personal information about her daughter. She told me all of this information, actually.)
Was I in the wrong?