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Terminated. I’m a nurse and while sitting in the break room, with Assistant managers and other co-workers I looked in my locker and found a card and box of candy. I was immediately told by assistant manager that I would have to share the candy. I made an off the wall comment, well I received $100.00 the other day in a card how do I share that? It was a bad joke, anyhow, I was called by the manager, and I told her it was just a bad joke and no one had giving me money. Terminated 2 wks later, my comments heard by the assistant manager an others, they stated they didnot believe I was joking.
Asked on June 18, 2009 under Malpractice Law, California
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J.M.A., Member in Good Standing of the Connecticut Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
This is unfortunate. You are an at will employee. You can be fired for good bad or no reason at all. While you made a joke, the employer can take whatever action it wants to. This is not fair to you and is not right - no question about it! However, this is the law with respect to employees at will. Are you in a Union? are there any union people that can help you here as far as what your contract says regarding termination?
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