Can an employee terminate my employment because Im not homosexual
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Can an employee terminate my employment because Im not homosexual
A Family run business hired me about a year ago and it has come to my attention
that I was only hired because they believed I was homosexual, now, I am not
homosexual. I received this information from a former H.R. person, who is still
with the company, just in a different position. She told me my sexuality was a
frequent topic in meetings and they were very upset when they found out I was
not homosexual. . . I believe my employment is about to be terminated over this, I
do expect I will be told poor performance or something, even though my
performance attendance productivity have never been brought to my attention
formerly or informally. In fact everybody tells me I’m doing a great job. LOL Many
slippery slopes. I am looking for a new job, not going to wait around for the ‘F’
bomb.
Asked on September 30, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Kentucky
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately, neither federal law nor your state's law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, so you could be fired for not being homosexual in your state, just as you could be fired for being homosexual: there is no protection againt termination for this reason in your state. And since all employment is "employment at will" (unless you have written employment contract protecting your job; if you do, you can enforce its terms in court if they are helpful), if there is no protection against being terminated for this reason, they can fire you.
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