i work in Texas where you can audio record without consent. In a meeting with HR, my manager stated they said something that was a lie, which was audio recorded, in which they said

Just to be clear: Texas is a one party consent state which means at least one party to the conversation must consent. If you are not a party to the conversation you cannot record it without the consent of another person. If you record your own conversation then you obviously gave your own consent.

The actual issue here definitely depends on why the employer lied and what was lied about. Employers can fire employees for bad reasons or wrong reasons. The recordings might be good evidence in an unemployment hearing. If the employer fired you for an unlawful reason or the dishonest reason was manufactured for an unlawful purpose (like unlawful employment discrimination) then you may have a very good claim against your prior employer. Best thing you could do is save copies of the recordings and talk to a local Texas labor attorney. Learn more at http://www.kielichlawfirm.com/blog

posted by Adam Kielich  |  Jun 5, 2017 8:16 PM [EST]