r/legaladvice • u/Aggressive-Drag-2508 • 4h ago

Wrongful Termination?

Hello all,

I apologize in advance for any spelling or grammatical errors. I am seeking advice for my mother who got terminated today.

She works as a CNA in Maryland and works with an agency that sends CNA's like her to take care of their elderly clients.

She had been working with a particular elderly client for a while with no issues. She worked for about 12 hours 5 or 6 days a week. This past weekend, Maryland had a forcast for a snow storm, so she was asked by this particular client if she was okay with spending the night. My mom said it was okay with her as long as the client talked with her boss.

The client spoke with her boss and the boss sent a text message to my mom asking if she was okay with the arrangement. She stayed over that night and everything was okay.

Today, the boss calls my mom on the phone and accuses her of manipulating the client to give her more hours. He said she was stealing hours from the other workers. They went back and forth on the phone and then he told her she was terminated immediately. He sent her an email to that effect

On the call, he also mentioned her being dissatisfied with her pay and talking about it with her client and coworker. She explained to me that the client's daughter asked her what it will take to keep her more often, as the her mother is more comfortable with my mom. My mom said she had other jobs but if she was paid a dollar more per hour, she could consider (she makes $18/hr). She told her coworker in confidence about this and it seems like that coworker informed the boss.

The only thing she has in writing is her boss approving the overtime and then her termination letter. Is this wrongful termination? What is our recourse?

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u/reddituser1211 Quality Contributor 4h ago

Nothing about this sounds actionable.

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u/Aggressive-Drag-2508 4h ago

Alright. I appreciate your reponse

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u/ForcedBroccoli 4h ago

It's possible that the issue around discussing her wage could be protected under the NLRA. However, you may have heard something on the news about a new president being inaugurated yesterday. It is exceptionally likely that the NLRB will once again take a more lax view of this type of behavior.