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I reported a coworker for verbally assaulting me. My boss wasn’t happy. That coworker later filed a discrimination complaint against the company; my boss said they paid him to “make him go away.” After that, my boss/owner harassed me about low occupancy. Occupancy had been under 90% for two years due to incompetent maintenance; I kept asking for help. They finally sent two maintenance workers in late April 2025. On July 11, owner emailed: get occupancy into the 90s by Aug 15 or be terminated. On July 17, I was terminated for allegedly exchanging sexually oriented texts with an “employee I supervise.” Those texts were consensual, on my personal phone, off-hours, and I did not supervise that employee.

Let me explain in short — I asked for a release from UFC to sign with PFL.UFC granted it. The contract with PFL was for 1 showcase fight and a tournament. I fought in November 2023 and won. The tournament was April 2024, but I was injured going in. PFL was informed that I couldn’t participate.Donn said it was fine and that he’d find a way to get me at least one fight in 2024. 2024 passed — no fights. In 2025, I was offered a spot in the tournament around December 28th, 2024. Ali and his team told me not to sign the PFL contract because they had changed it significantly. Donn messaged me on Twitter asking if I got the contract — I said yes.He texted 3–4 days later, saying “Hurry and sign because the tournament is filling up.” I told Ali, and he said, “Don’t worry, I have it. Don’t sign yet. Me and other managers are talking.” Around January 2, I got an email saying the DocuSign contract link was cancelled. My previous contract was 210/210.The new one sent Dec 28 was 200/200. Ali said not to sign because they had changed other values — including the number of fights. Then Ali said that after he spoke with PFL, they agreed to reinstate the contract — but now for 100/100.This was about a week or two later. Do I have any case with Donn verbally saying he would at least get me one fight in 2024 and never did? I had a lawyer send a demand letter — PFL didn’t reply.I guess they’re calling my bluff. But from what I’ve looked up, I seem vindicated in having an actual contract and the owner stating he’d get me at least one fight in 2024. I depended on that.

A company let me go after 2 months of employment because of poor work performance, which is not true. I called them out on the lack they had for years. I interviewed for a full-time employment yet they hired me as temp, forcing me to leave my previous employment. Now I’m jobless.

Employment.

I was at a job a month ago and HR told the manager what we talked about and also told me what another employee said while he was in there. I left that job because I feared for my safety. If I can’t go to HR then where can I go? The manager was super inappropriate as well, calling people racial slurs. I want to know if I can sue that company for violating my confidentiality while talking to HR.

My work manager is asking about my FMLA request, and I don’t think that’s legal — so I have not responded. However, now he is threatening to fire me for “no call, no show” if I do not follow up. I have already sent the FMLA forms to my doctor.

My question is — last week at work, I was having a personal phone conversation with a family member regarding a phone bill. While on the phone, I was speaking loudly and was clearly frustrated, but I never made any type of threat. Five employees wrote statements to HR saying they felt unsafe. They are now asking me for a statement in return. Since the event was not work-related, no other employees were involved, and while I may have been loud, the content was not threatening, I don’t know if I should write it.

Employment, EEOC, wage claim, Civil Rights Act, Equal Pay Act, overnight break laws (10:30–7 and 10:30–6:30 shifts).

Can you get unemployment if you sign a separation agreement?

Does my old company have any legal standing when requesting me to take down a video I posted of a job that I worked on?