Can I be fired because a manager wants revenge?
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Can I be fired because a manager wants revenge?
The assistant manager said something about one of my co-workers and I told the co-worker what was said. I was running late for work so I called and told them that I would be there in 5 minutes. I get a call back saying that your shift is covered it is slow you don’t have to come and if you are late again you are fired. I went up there to get the store manager number but the assistant was on the phone with her. From what I could hear it sound like the manager asked the assistant if I had gotten there yet and the assistant said he just walked in. To me it sounds like he is trying to get me fired.
Asked on September 8, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Ohio
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
The fact of the matter is you can be fired for this reason or any reason at all if you are an "at will" employee (and most are). This means that your employer has a great deal of discretion in deciding if, and under what conditions, you may be discharged. So unless you have an employment contract/union agreement to the contrary, or this action violates existing company policy, or your treatment is the result of actionable discrimination, your employer has violated no laws. It would be perfectly legal to terminate your employment.
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