Is it legal to be fired for heresay?
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Is it legal to be fired for heresay?
I was let go from my teaching job due to a factual non biased, non-work related statement I made to another adult. This was after I tried to write up a report for a student hitting me with a desk.
Asked on February 27, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Did your termination violate the terms of any applicable union agreement or employment contract? Was if due to any form of legally actionable discrimination? If not, then it was legal. In an "at will" employment relationship, a worker can be fired for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice. Basically, an employer can set the terms of the workplace much as it sees fit.
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Did your termination violate the terms of any applicable union agreement or employment contract? Was if due to any form of legally actionable discrimination? If not, then it was legal. In an "at will" employment relationship, a worker can be fired for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice. Basically, an employer can set the terms of the workplace much as it sees fit.
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