Wrongful termination occurs whenever a person loses his job for an illegal reason (i.e., sexual harassment, in violation of anti-discrimination or labor laws, in retaliation for the employee's previously filing a complaint against his superiors, etc.). When a person is a victim of wrongful termination, it is advisable to seek legal counsel. When this occurs, an attorney who has expertise in labor laws can help to bring the legal issues to light, bring justice to the aggrieved party, and either reinstate his client or reach a settlement upon a mutually agreed severance package. To help their attorneys win their cases, it is useful for the former employee to provide documentation on key events, his personnel file, and to not react negatively against his former employer. The latter especially can be harmful to his case.