Oregon
The Friday before Mother's Day, a drunk man assaulted a woman in the parking lot of my (former) place of employment, took her child from the back seat of her car and was making his way off the property with the child in his arms. My coworker called the police, and at their request, we kept our distance, did not touch and did not engage but we did follow at a distance so the police would know where to go by the time they arrived on the scene.
Because I went off property to see there he was going, my employment was terminated due to "violating safety policy".
I know this is a long shot, but do I have a case for wrongful termination?
Either way, a child's life was in danger, I believe ethically and morally I did the right thing.
The Friday before Mother's Day, a drunk man assaulted a woman in the parking lot of my (former) place of employment, took her child from the back seat of her car and was making his way off the property with the child in his arms. My coworker called the police, and at their request, we kept our distance, did not touch and did not engage but we did follow at a distance so the police would know where to go by the time they arrived on the scene.
Because I went off property to see there he was going, my employment was terminated due to "violating safety policy".
I know this is a long shot, but do I have a case for wrongful termination?
Either way, a child's life was in danger, I believe ethically and morally I did the right thing.