Is this wrongful termination?

[jpedroza]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New Jersey

I was a restaurant manager, where the Chef and myself didn't get along because I'm a woman and he didn't like that. One evening I caught one of his cooks engaged in an illegal drug transaction on company property. I notified my general manager of it and two days later I was fired for no reason, and the person involved in the illegal activity is still employed.

I'm not sure the course of action here, if any. Would love some guidance. I appreciate your responses!

 

[Zigner]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New Jersey

I was a restaurant manager, where the Chef and myself didn't get along because I'm a woman and he didn't like that. One evening I caught one of his cooks engaged in an illegal drug transaction on company property. I notified my general manager of it and two days later I was fired for no reason, and the person involved in the illegal activity is still employed.

I'm not sure the course of action here, if any. Would love some guidance. I appreciate your responses!

What law do you believe has been broken? Do you believe that you were fired for some protected characteristic, such as race, gender, etc?

 

[eerelations]

Under the at-will employment concept, your firing was perfectly legal. You may have had more job protection had you notified the police as well as your GM.

 

[Chyvan]

I was fired

You file for unemployment.

 

[quincy]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New Jersey

... One evening I caught one of his cooks engaged in an illegal drug transaction on company property. I notified my general manager of it ...

Did you call the police to report the illegal drug transaction?

 

[cbg]

It is possible - not definite, but possible - that the OP may, indeed, have a claim to bring by virtue of the state she lives in.

NY's and NJ's whistleblower laws are slightly different from those of most states and by reporting the illegal activity internally she *may* have additional protection. Not definitely. It was not an employment law being violated and that may make a difference - the employer does not have a legal obligation to report or stop illegal activity on their premises. They most certainly can, but if they choose to ignore drug deals between their employees they can do that too. So I'm not carving anything in stone.

However, it can't hurt the OP to run the question past an employment attorney in NJ. The worst that can happen is that she's told she has no claim.