I got fired because a manager didn't like me. Can this be considered discrimination?

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Michelle

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A coworker and I used to be friends. We went out all the time and were even roomates for a time. When she became manager, things started to change, so I thought it best to not talk with her as a friend anymore. Before this she admitted being on hormone pills. After I stopped talking to her she took everything I did as having an attitude. Yet I did everything I was asked. After being there for a year I got written up for the very first time by this manager for doing something that she does herself, as well as higher up managers, and almost all of the front-end employees. 2 weeks later I was fired for putting a few stickers on a plastic bag and making a mistake on the cash register, where I hadnt actually been placed in a few months. There was nothing I did to set me apart from other employees, except my former friendship with this manager. Do I have a case for anything, unemployment or otherwise?
 
Ahh, office politics, most likely no. In the current Obama economy, I would do nothing to jeopardize a job. The real unemployment rate is close to 18%.
 
discrimination just means distinction or decision-making. I would guess you are asking if it is unlawful to make decisions based on not liking someone. There is no such law. A business in interstate commerce may not make decisions based on race, gender, religion or national origin, and a few states add a couple other categories, but no state prohibits all individualized decision-making.
 
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