The question
I had been a contract employee at a major news organization from Sept. 2016 to Sept. 11, 2023. Because I had been working on contract, I was forced to take hiatuses between my 12- to 18-month assignments. My last contract ended March 27, 2023. I was expecting, as usual, another contract starting in July. But instead, the company brought me back on only a three-month freelance gig. On Aug. 11, they said I would get a contract starting in October. But on Sept. 6, they told me they would be cutting my hours in half due to some technicality -- which was never explained to me -- as of Oct. 1. Then, last week, they fired me altogether -- again, without fully explaining why. I have done excellent work for the company, according to my boss, and I have worked hard and have been loyal. I'm over 65, but so is my boss, so I doubt it's an age thing. I'd just like to know why this happened. My boss, who is an ally, seems to be under some kind of gag order. Do I have any kind of case?