Can you be placed on paid administrative leave, pending investigation, without being told what allegations have been made against you?
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Can you be placed on paid administrative leave, pending investigation, without being told what allegations have been made against you?
I am a teacher. I was told I was being placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation. I don’t know what allegations have been made against me and the district will not tell me until they have done a fact finding mission. Do they have the right to place me on paid administrative leave and not tell me why? They say this is district policy. Is this state policy? Federal policy? Is this legal? Can the district just make up their own policy? I feel as if I am being treated as if I’m guilty without knowing what I allegedly did or speaking my part. I will be the last person to be interviewed.
Asked on May 19, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Unless this action violates the terms of an employment contract or union agreement, it is legal. The fact is that most employment is "at will" which means that a company can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination). Bottom line, you can be put on administrative leave without being informed of the allegations that have been made against you. In fact, a worker can be placed on suspension or even terminated for any reason or no reason at all, wth oe without notice.
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