My jobs corporate lawyer apologised to me as my manager told all my co workers I was in rehab, can I sue? -

My manager was being investigated for theft and while being interviewed by the corporate lawyer I was informed my boss had told everybody quot; that druggy is in rehabquot; I have been clean now for 21 months. The lawyer was kissing my butt and very apologetic. Can I sue and win?

I have read in the paper of cases with less merit prevailing. It of course depends a lot on how stupid the jury is. You will have to make the jury think you have been damaged financially. You should insist that your lawyer gets a percentage and nothing for time or expenses if you lose. A lot of people have had verbally abusive bosses and will think your suit frivolous. Suing your boss will probably mean that you will have to find another job.

YES, SUE THEM.

it s not slander if it s true, or even if he thought it was true when he said it. the bigger issue would be if your manager had access to your health care records, and then told everyone about your sad dilemma. if he was revealing your health records, that would be a really big issue. while you seem like a total douche, i would still recommend that you sue because your company is already writing off a bunch of money on your manager, so from their perspective, what s a little more? It seems likely they would be more willing than normal to settle quick, especially if your complaint makes firing/prosecuting your manager easier.

It definitely depends how dumb the jury is. You probably would want to think twice though since it ll be a problem area when the next place you work at calls the old one. You re just over reacting bottom line.

you bet ye, they destroyed your reputation, I smell big bugs.

If you can prove damages, it could be considered slander.