Does an employer have the right to put employee on probation for a video they shared from their church?
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Does an employer have the right to put employee on probation for a video they shared from their church?
A girl that lives with us was contacted by
her employer over the weekend asking why she
had posted the students in a video on
Facebook. She then replied no it wasn’t at
the daycare this was a video I shared from my
church.
Her employer then told her she is on
probation for the next 90 days..
I’ve done research and I haven’t seen
anything that states that the employer can
donly this.
Asked on October 17, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Indiana
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
The fact is that most employment is "at will", which means that an employer can set the conditions of work much as it sees fit. This uncludes when and why to place a worker on probation. In fact absent a union agreement or employment contract to the contrary, a worker can be disciplines (or suspended/terminated) for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice.
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