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Fired for false information
My ex-girlfriend sent a text to my job’s phone asking if I still wanted to buy some weed. I have the message screenshot with her number attached to the top which I can prove is her number because she called me on it plenty of times shes my ex girlfriend. This message got me fired even though I said it was my girlfriend trying to get me fired being that it was for an illicit drug that was a no tolerance policy. Is this something where I could take legal action?
Asked on March 4, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Alaska
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately, unless you had prtection underthe terms of an employment ocntract ro uniona greemnt, you have no claim here. The fact is that most work arrangments are "at will". This means that a company can set the conditions of employment much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination). Accordingly, you could have been fired for the reason that you gave, for any reason or for no reason at all, with or without notice. So while unfortunate, your discharge was lawful.
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately, unless you had prtection underthe terms of an employment ocntract ro uniona greemnt, you have no claim here. The fact is that most work arrangments are "at will". This means that a company can set the conditions of employment much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination). Accordingly, you could have been fired for the reason that you gave, for any reason or for no reason at all, with or without notice. So while unfortunate, your discharge was lawful.
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