What documentation should we all be collecting to protect ourselves?
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Chevron has two approaches to lawsuits. If they feel they were wrong, they are willing to settle. Otherwise, they will fight to the end, especially to deter frivilous lawsuits.
A big one is coming to IT. I got my big Joo lawyers too.
Chevron is quick to settle out of court. Some people already got a full year salary negotiated this time around
Organization charts!!!
I would keep the documentation related to your resume so you can quickly find a new job and move on with life. It was a layoff, nothing personal. You are wonderful in every possible way but your position was eliminated to save money and another job was readily not available. Enjoy your new position!
@1pyv Not true - CVX tends to keep any such lawsuits hidden.
Chevron attorneys make up for their incompetence with lies and made up allegations.
You will get a little package that dangles a few carrots and you will sign away any lawsuits and require to smile as you walk out the door. Don't forget to take the selfie out front and post about your journey!
@2kyy LMAO at Ben Crump in Houston. I love it!
Talk to an employment attorney. They will guide you on what documents to collect. You pretty much need everything from emails to outlook calendar, descriptions of the jobs you applied, PMP, written feedback from coworkers, esp. the positive ones, written complaints to HR etc. And second this from the other post: “Be prepared for cvx legal to fabricate unfounded allegations against you despite evidence to the contrary.” - that is what they do.
I've heard the company tries at all costs to avoid any bad publicity which would include discrimination lawsuits whether they can easily win or not. There is an attorney in Houston named Ben Crump who tried to fish for class action discrimination claims against CVX but I don't think it went anywhere.
You can sue now for simply getting laid off? Who knew. Companies do it all the time, every day of the week. Nothing unlawful about it.
In my long tenure with Chevron, I know of no one who has won a wrongful termination lawsuit. Many have threatened but backed down when they saw the Chevron legal team they were up against. You're only hope is a federal discrimination case.
Be ready for Chevron legal to convince your witnesses, if they still are with Chevron, to lie to keep their jobs.
Be prepared for cvx legal to fabricate unfounded allegations against you despite evidence to the contrary.
Tape recordings, PMP's, anything there is a written record of, personnel file.
Can't be done in the Republic of Texas, ask your State Senator!
Who are we suing and what is our claim? If you want to sue an employer for being laid off you would need to show systematic discrimination against you, a member of a protected class. Your employer will normally manage the lay off in a way that does not skew the figures much off the employee population
Depends what country you’re in