My company is getting sued. Wtf.
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Originally Posted by thebig33tuna,Jun 29 2010, 07:56 PM
I get that - but if you terminate an employee and they then claim it's because they are
-female (or male i guess but who would be dumb enough to try that..)
-religion y
-race x
...those are still protected, and if the employee has evidence to support it (even really crappy evidence)... the company will have to defend itself in court or settle. The company can't just say 'nope, at will bichez! We don't have to say why we terminated employee x.'
-female (or male i guess but who would be dumb enough to try that..)
-religion y
-race x
...those are still protected, and if the employee has evidence to support it (even really crappy evidence)... the company will have to defend itself in court or settle. The company can't just say 'nope, at will bichez! We don't have to say why we terminated employee x.'
Examples of an okay reason are:
Being ugly
Suing the company
Smelly
You should be fine firing someone for suing you, unless they also file a complaint with the EEOC or Dept. of Labor, etc. In most cases these entities will provide protection for the employees filing a complaint.
Disclaimer: I'm NOT a lawyer.
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My mom was fired from one of her jobs because when the company was electing a new president (Grocery workers Union), the current president was going for re-election, as well as her friend (whom she had known for 20 years). She decided to stay neutral and not vote, as she didn't want to choose between her friend and her current boss.
The current president was re-elected, and the next day my mom was fired for not supporting her.
Sounded like a wrongful termination to us. But no lawyers would take the case because no one wanted to go up against a union.
It all depends on what is written in the company policy. If it states that they can terminate your employment for no reason (it could be because today is Tuesday), and the employee agrees to that...see ya.
At my current place, it is stated that way. They can terminate my employment for any reason. I just try to not give them a reason to fire me...like starting frivolous lawsuits.
The current president was re-elected, and the next day my mom was fired for not supporting her.
Sounded like a wrongful termination to us. But no lawyers would take the case because no one wanted to go up against a union.
It all depends on what is written in the company policy. If it states that they can terminate your employment for no reason (it could be because today is Tuesday), and the employee agrees to that...see ya.
At my current place, it is stated that way. They can terminate my employment for any reason. I just try to not give them a reason to fire me...like starting frivolous lawsuits.
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Every place that I worked supplied the lockers and they were considered company property because the company bought them for us. I still have a couple of padlocks that were cut off and welded back together.
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When something is stolen, someone has broken that trust. It warrants a search, in my opinion. If it's company-wide, not just specific people, it's relatively anonymous and not targeted so it shouldn't be personal to the employees.
