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You Cannot Be Fired For Filing Bankruptcy

Clients often ask if they can be fired if they file bankruptcy. Federal law forbids an employer from firing an employee for attempting to obtain a fresh start.

Please see the following law:

11 USC § 525 – Protection against discriminatory treatment

(b) No private employer may terminate the employment of, or discriminate with respect to employment against, an individual who is or has been a debtor under this title, a debtor or bankrupt under the Bankruptcy Act, or an individual associated with such debtor or bankrupt, solely because such debtor or bankrupt-

(1) is or has been a debtor under this title or a debtor or bankrupt under the Bankruptcy Act;

(2) has been insolvent before the commencement of a case under this title or during the case but before the grant or denial of a discharge; or

(3) has not paid a debt that is dischargeable in a case under this title or that was discharged under the Bankruptcy Act.

(c)

(1) A governmental unit that operates a student grant or loan program and a person engaged in a business that includes the making of loans guaranteed or insured under a student loan program may not deny a student grant, loan, loan guarantee, or loan insurance to a person that is or has been a debtor under this title or a bankrupt or debtor under the Bankruptcy Act, or another person with whom the debtor or bankrupt has been associated, because the debtor or bankrupt is or has been a debtor under this title or a bankrupt or debtor under the Bankruptcy Act, has been insolvent before the commencement of a case under this title or during the pendency of the case but before the debtor is granted or denied a discharge, or has not paid a debt that is dischargeable in the case under this title or that was discharged under the Bankruptcy Act.

(2) In this section, “student loan program” means any program operated under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 or a similar program operated under State or local law

Bankruptcy allows a person filing to obtain a fresh start…which also implies the person being allowed to continue working at their job, free from fear of being terminated!

Are you considering if filing for bankruptcy is right for you? Please call our experienced bankruptcy attorneys at Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz today at 763-560-0000, or fill out our online contact form, for your free consultation!

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