If my boss lied to my mother about me and my mother thencussed her out over this, can I get fired?
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If my boss lied to my mother about me and my mother thencussed her out over this, can I get fired?
My boss lied to my father by making claims that I haven’t been calling out when I didn’t come to work and that I’ve been doing this for a while. And she also claims that I had my mother call and cuss her out. But the truth is that when I didn’t come in because I was sick on the job my boss was rude to me and hung up on me. Due to this, my mother called and talked to my swing manager at my job. And just recently I didn’t come in because of an injury but I have a note. I’m15 years-old.
Asked on March 21, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Maryland
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MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
You are a minor and you should never be treated in this manner. It is definitely inappropriate for your mother to cuss someone out due to that person's behavior, however, to fire you in retaliation is absolutely illegal and if you called out, then you did what was required of you. I am assuming you have a work permit. If you got this job through a school program, call the school and have your parents with the school counselor about this. If you got this job of your own accord, consider speaking with the Department of Labor in your state and file a grievance if you feel it warrants it. Be careful because in most states, employment is considered at will, so you can certainly be fired with or without cause. If you make a written record of this incident somewhere, and you get fired shortly thereafter, more likely than not the Labor Commission the evidence tends to lead to you being the innocent party.
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