Can I be terminated due to my personality?
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Can I be terminated due to my personality?
I was also in a 1 year contract with this company and was not given any written documentation of reason for termination.
Asked on December 5, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Colorado
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
1) Can you be terminated due to your personality? Yes--the law does not require an employer to employ someone whom the employer (or supervisors, coworkers, etc.) do not like and/or do not want to work with.
2) Do you need to be provided written documentation of the reason for termination? No--the law does not require that.
3) HOWEVER, an employment contract is enforceable. If you were in a 1-year contract, then as a general matter, you should not be terminated until the contract is over/has expired, unless you either violated the terms of the contract in some material (important) way or did something which the contracts states is grounds for termination. If you feel you were terminated in breach of contract, you should bring a copy of the contract to an employment attorney, who can evaluate it and the situation and advise you as to your rights.
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