If I was terminated from my job when others were not for similar offenses is that legal?
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If I was terminated from my job when others were not for similar offenses is that legal?
I worked 27 years for my local municipality and was let go for theft of time, which was a handful of times. I feel it was retaliation from my boss for something I supposedly said that another employee told her. I do know she was the one who investigated instead of management higher than her. I feel it was wrongful considering other employees committed similar offenses and more serious theft that she knew of and did nothing about. Myself and other employees have knowledge of these things but no documentation is what I was told. The investigation is full of a lot of questions that I have raised some flags to me.
Asked on March 1, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
First of all, did your termination violate a union/collective bargaining agreement? Did it violate any terms of an employment contract? If not, then it was probably legal. As for your treatment differeing from other employees, was it due to some form of actionable discrimnation? In other words, were your given lesser treatment due to your race, religion, disability, age (over 40), national origin, etc? If not then again your discharge violated no law. The fact is that most work is "at will", which means that an employer can set the conditions of employment much as it sees fit.
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