Employee harassing employer by filing legal cases to extort

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 26 September 2018 This query is : Resolved
Hi All

Following is the sample case:
1. Employer terminates employee by giving one month pay in lieu of notice.
2. Employee does not sign the declaration as per company policy as he does not agree with the final amount
3. Employee does not collect payment in spite of repeat reminders for almost a year on the premise that he has a dispute as to the payment amount and that signing the declaration will curtail him from pursuing the case legally
4. Almost a year later the employee files criminal case against senior staff and company
5. Employee demands three times the amount entitled verbally to withdraw case wherein he alleges wrongful termination and criminal intimidation
6. Employer is feeling harassed as the employee does not accept money and he is making frivolous charges making all sorts of allegation: wrongful termination, cheating, criminal intimidation.

The employee is hell bent in extorting money and will not stop filing cases. The employer losing money on unnecessary litigation and is mentally harassed as there is no reason why excess payment needs to be done.

The employee has verbally requested for almost three times the money he was entitled to in case the criminal case needs be dropped. There is no proof of this verbal discussion. The employer is not willing to give more than what is due. Under what sections is there a possibility of the employer suing the employee for criminal intimidation, extortion and harassment.

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