Can a job terminate due to a dent in company car?
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Can a job terminate due to a dent in company car?
I was making my delivery rounds and I noticed their was no street parking, so I decided to go into a garage and park. However, I failed to notice that my truck didn’t have enough clearance, consequently I dented the top. I informed my boss when I returned to work that same day. He took pictures and filed a police report; no other car was involved. It was an accident, so I was write-up and I worked another week until my boss said his boss terminated me. My boss told me he fought hard for me to keep me but to no avail. I was on the job 4 weeks no other issues at the job. Is this legal?
Asked on September 11, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Absent some form of actionable discrimination being the reason for your treatment or this action violating the terms of an employment contract/union agreemnt, your firing was perfectly permissable under the law. The fact is that a worker can be discharged for the reason that you give, or for any reason or for no reason at all, with or without notice. In an "at will" employment relationship, a company can set the conditions of work much as it sees fit and deems approperiate.
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