My job claimed that I had a write-up which I didn't physically receive/ or SIGN and they didn't acknowledge me about the write-up until they fired me. Could they get in trouble for this? I don't think that this is fair, I really need the job.
answered on Jan 25, 2018
I am sorry to hear about this. Unfortunately, mutual mistakes on their and your part are not actionable on your part.
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answered on Jan 25, 2018
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as "respectful workplace confidentiality." It may be poor form, but there is nothing I can see fro what is here that was illegal.
Is there other options that could have been presented to me without termination
answered on Jan 25, 2018
Unfortunately, it is allowed. Sure there were other options they could have gone with. They are allowed to make business decisions to fire you, even if they are poor or mistaken. They cannot fire you for discriminatory intentional reasons based on characteristics of a protected class.
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answered on Jan 25, 2018
The question is a little hard to understand, but I am afraid the short answer is yes. The employer can make a poor decision to fire you, but as long as it was not a discriminatory intent based on protected class characteristics, they are allowed to make that business decision.
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