Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-31023380-20171106220336/@comment-29464445-20171202165700

companies used to terminate for cause, and a fired employee could sue if the cause was not true. nowadays, almost all employment in america is at-will, which means the employer does not need a cause, or to state a cause. wrongful termination suits usually only happen in public sector jobs now, like city and state employees.

technically, it is a crime if someone files a complaint with the police, allleging that a law was broken. nickelodeon is unlikely to make a complaint on behalf of the victims, since nick was not a victim, and would have no standing in court. nick took the only action open to them.