Man Got a Raise and Fired on the Same Day? | Part 2 

Defendant looks like an evil circus magician.

It's a sad case. Some things are not illegal, but DEFINITELY wrong!

The smirk on the def face tells the story. He said it

I believe the plaintiff honestly. He should’ve taken his complaint to the owner because they clearly have a better relationship.

He was mad that the man went to the owner for time off. So he retaliated by firing him because his ego was hurt.

I believe JJ made a rush judgement without giving herself a chance to learn more detail of the case. I've seen how some managers abuse their power at work. They'd do in their power to push any subordinates or powerless people out of their sight. I sense this case is no different from many cases I've seen in the past.

Judy should've given the GM a big speech. Unfortunately the ex employee didn't have a case, but definitely an abuse happened.

Damm i feel for this guy :/ Keep your head up man. Sometimes leaving this company is what you need. Fresh start man 💪

Sometimes I don't agree with JJ, this is one of those times.

I have no doubt the plaintiff was taken advantage of. But he also sounds very naive. He was never going to win.

The defendants actions appear as retaliation. Plaintiff needed more evidence. OSHA may feel differently about this case. He fired him after he said he would discuss his comment with the owner. 🤔 I’m surprised he got away with this one. The commission should have been discussed.

It's unfortunate, but companies are going to back their management over an employee. Most have "at will" clauses too. Hopefully the guy will find a job he likes better. In the end, all employees are expendable.

He definitely said that Mexican remark. I’ve worked in a warehouse for years I KNOW

I really want to know what the plaintiff texted to the defendant. 🤔 Something there made the judge annoyed and suspicious and made her determine the plaintiff had no case.

"How dare you take time off to help your son who may die from an asthma attack" evil people

Should have gone straight to the boss

Judge Judy's privilege really shows sometimes. "oh 5 months passed and you never got the commissions you were promised? thats somehow your fault and now you don't get them". some people need a job and can't just leave because they don't like something. just because he wasn't in a position to leave and waited 5 months doesn't mean he wasn't promised those.. She never even asked the defendant about the commissions. she just didn't like the guy for whatever reason and didn't want to give him anything.

The reason why the defendant lost is because he didn’t have everything in writing. JJ once said that verbal agreements aren’t worth the paper they’re written on.

Moral of the story: If you want REAL Justice don't take it to Court TV

Defendant was lucky. I immediately wanted to find against him for having sported his facial hair into an arrow.

He said it. And should have been awarded wrongful termination

I'm sorry the hardworking father didn't win his case. He should contact the State Labor Board about it, as well as the NAACP, to hopefully win some compensation. Obviously, the guy he was suing took offense & fired him right after giving him a raise. I feel the young father should apply with WalMart or with any manufacturer near his home, warehouse personnel are always needed everywhere.

He probably did say that Mexican thing - though it's true - but he has no proof, so he has no case. Even if he did have proof, he'd still have no case. Either way, he was firing him because he felt he could get the same work done for less pay.

I think that some people in the comments missed a lot of things that Judge Judy said. Due to the plantiff taking days off, coming in late to work or leaving work early due to his son or court days, it made it difficult for the company to keep up with the daily schedule since he was at some point the ONLY warehouse guy in the back. Which meant that the company had to put front-sellers in the warehouse, making them double-work. I wouldn't want a person like that working for me (sorry, not sorry). However, if the plantiff did do other work at the company then he should've been compensated for that. The defendant does give off a shady vibe though with his smirky face urk

The defendant smirking looks like a right smart arse , I think he is piece of work

I believe that’s what he said. I wish the plaintiff won this one.

Wow… this is the one time I’m in awe! JJ was more hostile than normal and while I understand it wasn’t in writing the defendant is EVIL!!! He’ll get it back … not nice to be nasty and mean.

JJ's aggression towards the plaintiff makes me think theres something we, the audience, are not in on (something from the text messages/his arrest). I feel bad for the plaintiff and believe JJ is fair, but it still sucks to see him lose for lack of evidence, especially if what baldy said was true, and if he did, he's a POS

I have never asked for so many absences in a year all my life! The plaintiff got in car trouble on company time too. And, he was prepping to ask for more time off??? He seems like a good guy, but you can't run a business with someone that unreliable. They really tried, but it just wasn't working out. I'll bet the owner didn't really grasp day-to-day operations/understand how his absenteeism was affecting business. She fell for every one of his sob stories, and kept giving him time off, meanwhile the defendant was busy trying to correct the schedule and make sure his duties were carried out. He offered to gett a part time warehouse guy, and let the plaintiff keep some of his hours, but the plaintiff demanded to be full time, yet couldn't realistically hold a full time job. The defendant fired him because the owner didn't have the courage to be honest with the plaintiff.

THE SMIRK ON THIS PREJUDICE PUNKS FACE SAID IT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think the problem we are seeing is the challenges facing a small business. The Biz had an issue is that they needed the job staffed , and he had extensive needs for unpaid time off. They did offer him a part time job instead.

Having the warehouse guy not come to work is like having a chef not shown up to a restaurant, whether it’s a good reason or not, you totally screw up the whole operation by not being there. It’s doesn’t sound personal but you can’t have your business being hung up on the warehouse.

Reading the comments it seems people either don't understand the case or live in a place between reality and fantasy. 1: The Plaintiff is an ex con, he took a lot of days off for court dates, the defendant did his best to accommodate the plaintiff, allowing him to do so. These court dates would make the Plaintiff take multiple days off, upwards to a week. He was the only one working in the warehouse so the company had to use the people in the sales department to take over his job on multiple occasions. 2: The company just about had enough of him, from getting arrested on company time to taking multiple days of, he was given so many chances. I mean the defendant even tried to reason with him by giving him less hours and hiring a part time worker to fill in the days or hours off, he tried to work with him. 3: He was never given a raise, he claims that the defendant was about to give him a raise, it's all hearsay. 4: The plaintiff threatened the defendant that he would sue him by using the race card, this according to the texts, Judge Judy read the texts and it was clear the plaintiff was blackmailing the defendant.

I believe that that the defendant said the Mexican comment, but that doesn’t mean the plaintiff was wrongfully terminated based on his race.

Everyone is right in this situation... Employee though he had very reasonable outside issues wasn't really reliable, especially when he was apparently the only available full-time warehouse worker in his specific role and expertise puts not only the Company but more importantly his other co-workers in a bind. From what everyone is agreeing on in this is that other Co-Workers who were not apart of the warehouse team were being pulled to work in that department. Also, they were having to hire another Part-time guy. Also, on top of that going behind the GM's back to talk to the Owner who isn't there on a day to day basis (and knowing the ins and outs of the business) about having time off after the GM allegedly agreed to give him a raise is a slap in the face as well. It maybe retaliatory, but if I just gave you a raise and then you turn around and going behind my back to make me look bad then that's another problem. Hopefully the Plaintiff gets a job with more flexibility while the Defendant hires a guy who is more reliable.

She is unnecessarily mean to the plaintiff. Her attitude towards him is suspicious. He genuinely believed he was working his way up in the company but he was taking advantage of by a man who knew he could get away with it. Judy is naïve to think race was not an issue here.

Reading the comment's.... How did she drop the ball when he had no proof? So anyone can accuse anyone of any wrong doing and it is automatically believed because reasons ? His not so stellar attendance record and going over a direct superior to get what he wants doesn't put him in the best light.

Judge Judy was very annoyed for some reason. Something in that text rubbed her the wrong way. She was upset.

Should small business owners be forced to keep employees who agree to work a full time job, and then only show up 50%-60% of the time? If I were the plaintiff, I would apply for a F/T NIGHT JOB and have my kid stay with my wife/family while I’m at work. 💡

Poor judgement by Judy.......that defendant is clearly guilty of discrimination and having terrible facial hair

Sorry. I think JJ got it wrong this time.

No offence but I didn’t think judge Judy could adjudicate employment disputes. He should have taken it to a proper court. She’s looking at it in terms of black and white and there’s a lot of grey. I’d not like to be her employee.

This is a perfect example of how important evidence is. Judge Judy couldn’t do anything without evidence, that isn’t how court works guys.

Aw man, I totally believe the Plaintiff about everything he said. I hope he can go to a labour board or something 😭

I love JJ but this case made me sad 😢

It's hard to know for certain without seeing the messages and knowing the full extent of what was going on, but I'm getting the impression that the plaintiff was becoming increasingly unreliable and using a good relationship with the absent owner to undermine the manager's decisions. The sales commission was probably a red herring except that it might indicate that the plaintiff was at one stage doing good enough work that he was being considered for an incentive that wouldn't usually come with his position but the manager ended up having second thoughts.

Sadly I wish the guy would have texted everything. Because deserving and not having a case is 2 different things. I wish very good things to the hard working dad in this one.

If I had an employee who keeps taking offs to attend court, take care of my sick son, etc etc etc... I would've fired him too... sad but true. Business owners need all hands on deck

I don't like how JJ implies plaintiff was "threatening" the defendant about his racist comment. Pretty gross. Man obviously made the racist comment. Unfortunately, that doesn't add up to a wrongful termination.

A lot of comments here from people not running a business and thinking with their hearts. If your ONLY warehouse guy is so unreliable because of being late and taking time off(reasonable or otherwise), that you have to hire a part timer to cover for him, why keep him? Why keep a full timer and a part-timer when you can just hire another full timer to do the job?

Move on somewhere that respects and appreciates you versus fighting to stay somewhere you’re not wanted. You deserve better for yourself and your pride.

YES, HE DID make those derogatory comments. Just read his body language!! Honestly, I don’t think the show wanted to walk that path on air…

I tell people who don't like or want to do what the company asks or requires to start their own company and hire folks themselves. They soon will realize how difficult it is not only to hire competent people but to keep everyone happy and focused on the job they were hired for. It's their company, not yours.

This is one of those times Judge Judy was wrong... sometimes she acts like that and quickly dismisses cases when she hasn't had lunch

Kudos to Judge Judy, she got this fair and square! I've seen this type of behavior at my work place, it's so easy for them to claim being discriminated, and that kinda attitude scares people. There were a few biases against me, but I never uses them as excuses, rather, I push myself harder and move on to those who appreciate my strength and work ethics.

you need to get the raise in writing!

Race card not working with JJ. The plaintiff should learn to be more responsible in terms of work. Maybe he will do better in his next job.

The employee was given lots of time off and in my opinion, the manager gave him many chances, whiles letting his work colleagues down. I don’t think the employee took his job seriously.

Lol the people in the comments section is exactly why they are not judges. They are so easily fooled by the Plaintiff's "innocent" demeanor and also its a fact that his Black privilege is helping him tilt the balance in his favor. Luckily JJ can see right through it

Plaintiff is a manipulator and JJ saw right through it. Good luck finding another job!!!

🇬🇧🙋🏾‍♀️I'm hearing patterns of absence here.... 🙄 The management made reasonable adjustments and made allowances in the past. I see no wrongful dismissal 🤷🏾‍♀️

Defendant LOOKS LIKE HE DID IT!

The plaintiff took off a lot of time from work, and they were understanding. He expected it too much, and they had to hire someone else to take up his slack. Why keep him? Judge Judy was right again.

Seemed like the Dude was trying to play the race card and make accusations he couldn't sustain even though he was getting some generous time off.

4:02. The Defendant’s smirk at the end. Raises my suspicion about what really happened. Everyone answers in the end.

I have learned (the hard way) that if you give your work enough chances to adjust to your absence, they will permanently. The plaintiff had gotten all buddy buddy with the owner and believed he had a lot more job security than he really did. Plus, M Lewis is spot on. You go over your mgr's head ... they will exact their revenge and it's not usually immediate.

Constantly asked for time off work, got arrested in a company vehicle, then a month later asked for a raise and even more time off... then threatens his boss he was gonna tell on him for something he said... yeah I would've fired him too.

Yikes, he has a case. I hope he goes to the labor board.

All he has is something he sent, and because the defendant didn't dispute it, plaintiff claims it came from him? Bye, Bye!

Going against a company is always gonna be an uphill battle especially if you sue for wrongful termination and you have no concrete evidence

sorry but I think Judge was wrong this time.

Plaintiff came up with the wrong arguments. Thought he was in control of his position. Attitude influenced JJ same as his boss. WERE DONE!

First case I’ve seen Judge Judy drop the ball.

To the black guy I'm so sorry..I'm white and believe you ..to the white guy ..karma is real ..to give a guy a raise then fire him ? What was so bad that he did in a few hours to merit termination...wrong!!

I actually believe the plaintiff but he can't prove what the supervisor said. It seems to me like it was definitely retaliation but he can't prove it.

WHAT? JJ got that wrong. That was unfair dismissal and you wouldn't get away with that here in France...

It sounds like the guy tried to blackmail the boss but the guy just wasn't having it.

So sad, his threats to extort the guy with racism backfired. Boohoo. The guy could have been fired for any one of the previous reasons, this dude was lucky to have kept his job for as long as he did.

Sadly, a business can fire you for whatever they want even in immoral circumstances. As long as it doesn’t involve discrimination it doesn’t matter. And you can’t expect your job to baby you through your life problems, they don’t care what you’re going through and unfortunately that’s how it is, that’s life.

I believe the plaintiff! Sometimes JJ gets a wrong…

Unreliable employee wants a raise and more hours to call out for. Manager told him he can’t take off certain days because they’re short handed so he goes above the manager and asks the owner. That manager probably did say some racy stuff, but at a certain point I’d be tired of this kids crap too.

Plaintiff is just ridiculous...grow up.

If you aint got the proof someone said smthing, its hearsay. Simple. Ppl in the comment section need to stop thinking like sensitive lil 12yo. Realise what the justice system can do for you and act accordingly. If it means opening a conversation while recording so be it. JJ can't give a verdict solely on ones word, it would be unproffesional and unethical coz this guy could be lying outright. As a guy of the working class I'd love to hear he had the conversation recorded but that aint the case. Also them texts worked against him, we didn't get to see what was the threat he wrote.

This plaintiff fired himself by his stupidity. He must never have seen a single TV show, or watched any movies in his entire life. No mysteries, no cop shows. What happens in every single scene where in someone tells the villain, 'I am going to expose you'? Bam-shot-in-the back. He sends a memo to the manager he is going to report him to the owner and expects the manager to just say OK cool?

This could've had a completely different outcome, had the plaintiff documented everything that happened in the workplace (dates/times, who said what, etc) and then contacted the Department of Labor. I believe the defendant said that. It was an oddly specific statement for the plaintiff to have made up.

Defendant was lying shameful, JJ didn’t see it..

I hope the plaintiff didn't stop fighting for his rights. I like judge Judy, but this is the first I ever though that she was being unfair. And the defendant acted like he wanted to giggle that the plaintiff lose his case.

The plaintiff kept calling off work and expected a raise? GTFOH

I will never take a case to JJ unless it got attacked by a pitbull lol

Someone who constantly isn't at work should be fired. His personal issues are unfortunate, but not someone else's problem. People aren't in business to not have their employees at work. Also, businesses don't have to tolerate your constant court issues and arrests. That racism claim was an insurance policy in case he couldn't convince the judge with his bogus case.

JJ got this wrong...

I think they sometimes discriminate against parents in general. Life happens and fathers need to be there for their kids just as much as mothers do.

As a black man im embarrassed he pulled the race card.

The guy was on the job for less than a year.

I HATE HOW THE DEFENDANT SMIRKED AND SMILED AFTER! THIS IS SUCH A SAD CASE! I PRAY THAT THE PLAINTIFF WOULD GET A NEW JOB THAT HE REALLY LIKES AND DESERVE.

I love JJ, but sometimes she’s too “let’s hurry up and finish this case”, and this is one of those times because had she interrogated the defendant enough I guarantee he would’ve tripped up once or twice to make JJ rethink the ruling.

I don't believe the defendant

Judge Judy was correct. Some people think they are entitled to take off whenever they have an excuse. Makes it hard to run a business. Not someone I would want to hire. When you have job, show up and do your job!

The defendant seems like a slimeball. The plaintiff should consider himself lucky he got fired

You have no case, perfect!! We're done ✅