What can I do if I was terminated due to “unauthorized shipping transactions” but the company’s own paperwork demonstrating they were approved?
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What can I do if I was terminated due to “unauthorized shipping transactions” but the company’s own paperwork demonstrating they were approved?
They were approved and had manager’s signatures, including the HR rep. Can I report this to avoid court and get my job back ASAP in order to support my family?
Asked on June 4, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you have an employment contract (including a union or collective bargaining agreement) which limits the reasons for termination and/or sets forth a certain process for termination, and you were fired not in accordance with that contract, you would have a claim for illegal termination. Unfortunately, if you did not have an employment contract, you would have been an "employee at will." An employee at will may be fired at any time, for any reason--including reasons that are incorrect or mistaken. Thereforefore, unless you had an employment contract, you employer could almost certainly terminate you, even if the shipping was in fact authorized.
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