Wrongful Termination
Wrongful termination cases quantify back pay, front pay, and mitigation efforts, often requiring a vocational evaluation of the claimant's post-termination job search, marketable skills, and comparable-occupation wage data.
Vocational impact
Vocational analysis addresses the claimant's reasonable job search, the availability of comparable positions in the relevant labor market, and the time required to secure comparable or alternative employment.
Economic exposure
Damages typically include back pay (from termination to trial), front pay (from trial to expected re-employment), lost benefits, and loss of earning capacity where applicable. Mitigation offsets apply.
Relevant credentials
Wrongful Termination services by state
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
- Alaska
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Oregon
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- Wyoming
- District of Columbia
- Puerto Rico
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Guam
- American Samoa
- Northern Mariana Islands
Attorney guides for wrongful termination cases
Stage-by-stage guidance on working with vocational, economic, and life care experts in wrongful termination litigation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 'mitigation' mean in wrongful termination cases?
Mitigation refers to the claimant's obligation to make reasonable efforts to obtain comparable alternative employment. A vocational expert can opine on the reasonableness of the job search and the expected time to secure comparable work.
How is front pay calculated?
Front pay projects expected future losses from the date of trial to a reasonable end point - often the expected date of comparable re-employment or a jurisdictionally accepted cutoff. Present value reduction applies.
Are lost retirement contributions compensable?
In many cases, yes. Employer retirement contributions (401(k) match, pension accruals) and projected interest are quantified as part of lost benefits.
Related services
References
- EEOC Enforcement GuidanceGovernment
- BLS Occupational Employment StatisticsGovernment
- BLS Current Employment StatisticsGovernment
Ready to Get Started on wrongful termination cases?
Contact KWVRS to discuss scope, timing, and the deliverables appropriate to the matter. Plaintiff and defense.