Q: How can my son clear his name from a sexual harassment write up at work?
A young woman made accusations against him. My son insists the accusations were fabricated. No police were involved. My son was not allowed to tell his side of the story to the manager, he was not listened to, just written up. How should my son deal with this?
This question INCORRECTLY got listed as from Norwich,NY. It is from CANDOR, New York.
A:
Since your son was written up was he asked to sign something? If yes, did he write down that he disagreed with the young woman's allegations? He should always do that.
Is he on some type of performance plan or corrective action plan? If yes he should consult an employment lawyer immediately! If his employee handbook states that he only has X strikes and he's out he needs to be on best behavior.
He definitely needs to stay clear of the young woman and all of her friends or acquaintances.
The young woman may still go to the police. If she requests an order of protection your son needs to hire a lawyer immediately! He should not handle any potential protective order which is not just for spouses by himself. He will need a lawyer.
Finally, if your son is romantically involved with anyone at work that has to stop ASAP and he certainly knows why now. Worst idea that many employees pursue regardless is dating or hooking up at work.
Easiest way for an employer to fire employees today:
1) Check their employment application for anything that is not the full truth
2) Check social media like Facebook to see whether similar conduct appears on social media
3) Talk to other employees who may have experienced similar behavior by the employee
4) Talk to an employee who may have been formerly romantically involved with another employee and if they had a bad experience they will almost always freely share with the employer.
Has he googled his name? Anything negative, potentially violent, sexist, etc.... come up? He certainly has never posted anything negative anywhere about any employer correct?
Has he checked his text messages? Hopefully he never texted this young woman because if he did..............
If any of the above produces anything that might be negative he should stop all of it - yesterday.
Good luck.
A:
I recommend he contact an attorney to preserve his rights at work and try to prevent a lawsuit or criminal charges.
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