Yes, if you were fired, your employer is free to say you were fired. However, if you were terminated without cause for no real reason or business reasons like downsizing, then your employer can’t tell that or imply that you were fired for cause for serious misconduct, otherwise it would be defamation. Accordingly, unless your …
Termination
Layoff and termination difference What is the difference between a “layoff” and a “termination”? Is there are any difference between being “laid off” vs being “terminated”? Yes, there is a big difference between being “laid off” vs being “terminated”. A layoff is a temporary stoppage of work while termination is a permanent stoppage of work. …