I was not rude to you. I answered your question. I did not reflect on you personally--in fact, I made a point assuming you DID NOT do that which you say you were accused of before being terminated.

Regarding the comment they told EVERYONE why you were fired----I was attempting to point out that when it comes to the law, blanket statements that are not "provable" are worthless. Office gossip being that which it is, unfortunately, "stories" are fodder for water cooler talk and they, at times, take on epic proportions. I was attempting to illustrate for you that since that is the case, it isn't necessarily a given that they sent an inner office memo with your personal particulars. One may be actionable under the law while the other, clearly is not. Surely you understand the difference.

Also, I was not being rude when I said to articulate exactly what procedure you felt your employer violated per the employee handbook. You see, without specifics, you have no case. If you can prove that per the employee printed handbook, they did not follow their own protocol, you may have legal recourse---although being in an "at will" state would make it difficult. That wasn't rude--it is a critical point, relevant to your particular situation.

Regarding my last paragraph, that was for my beloved stalker who GOOGLED my name and followed me into this forum, and who posts but says little besides to amend my postings with "call an local attorney, don't listen to people on the Internet." The irony of her actually BEING one of those people who give advice on the Internet while simultaneously decrying the same escapes her. The "Dextor Bytes" comment was the name of a friend of mine who this dear misguided woman requested illegal software from in order to hack my account. He just wanted to send his regards.

My apology for the taking of that personally.

I do believe the rest of my posting answered your question to the best of my personal knowledge.

I was serious, in part, though, about my comments regarding consulting an attorney. As you read in the terms of service of this site, this is not a substitute for legal counsel, merely random ramblings, some of which actually come from people who have degrees in/are in law school/or who are real life attorneys. So, take everything you read here with a grain of salt--including my own postings.

Good luck.