I'm a city fleet mechanic and as you can see, I'm being accused of workplace violence. This is absurd!! Why wait over a year to report something so serious? Isn't there a statute of limitation? This accusation is being made by a punk 20 year old (I'm in my late 40's) instigator that has a grudge against me because he got wrote up for neglect of duty. Nobody is supposed to be talking about this incident either and yet someone is blabbing about trying to get me fired. What can I do? I also asked HR in the interview to get my side of the story if there would be discipline for this kid for bringing false accusations if I was found innocent and was told no because they don't want to discourage people from coming forward in other incidents. I was also asked about a nickname I had at a former employer by HR. Is this even relevant? I'm at a loss and have every right to be pissed off. What can I do? I'm ready to hire an attorney.