Is id legal if my boss signed my name and other employees names to write-ups without us knowing?
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Is id legal if my boss signed my name and other employees names to write-ups without us knowing?
Do we have legal rights?
Asked on July 13, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, North Carolina
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
No, he can't sign your names to write-ups for you, unless you authorized him to do so. On the other hand, as practical matter, it doesn't matter: your boss doens't need your signature on write-ups to take disciplinary action against you, up to and including termination. Employment in this country is "employment at will": your employer may terminate you (or do anything less than or short of termination) at any time, for any reason, without your agreement or consent. So he doesn't even really need the write-ups, and him signing them for does not affect his power to discipline you, which was already essentially total.
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