It may include lost salary, bonuses, health insurance, retirement contributions, and other benefits you would have received had you not been wrongfully terminated.
N.Y. Labor Law, § 195(6) requires employers to provide written notice to discharged employees, stating the effective date of termination. The notice must also provide the exact date that any employee benefits, such as health, accident, and life insurance, will cease.
Yes, employees can sue their employer for wrongful termination. If your company fired you illegally, you can file a lawsuit to recover lost wages and damages.
Although employers may legally let employees go from their jobs for no reason (when employment is “at will”), it is against federal and state laws to fire someone because of their race, ethnicity, country of origin, gender or sexual orientation, age and/or disability.
The proper thing to do is to let your attorney know that you no longer wish to have them represent you and have them file a notice or motion to withdraw (assuming they have already made an appearance in the case, either in court, by signing a pleading, or entering their appearance by submitting a form.
Your termination could be wrongful if your employer fired you: Due to discrimination. In violation of a federal or state labor law. Because you reported and refused to participate in harassment.