What are my rights regarding termination?
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What are my rights regarding termination?
I worked as the front of house/bar manager for a small fine dining restaurant. My father (the chef) and my brother (a server) worked with me as well. Outside of work, my brother and I had personal problems which resulted in a police report being filed and my brother moving with my father. Since then, I have been bullied by my brother and father at work. They made it really hard for me to maintain a professional attitude when they clearly were not. Yesterday my father said “I’m going to get your fired”. Later that day I was fired without reason or any write ups. Can I legally request paperwork showing my bad performance leading up to my termination? What if they refuse?
Asked on November 18, 2010 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
I'm afraid that you have probably no legal recourse here regarding your termination (nor any rights to review paperwork, etc). The reason being that most employment arrangements "at will"; meaning that you can choose to work for an employer or not and an employer can hire or fire you for any reason, no reason, or even a poor reason. While seemingly unfair it's the law. Exceptions would be if this action was not allowed by virtue of an employment/union contract or official company policy statement. Also, discrimination must not have played a role in your termination. Absent any of these circumstance your firing was lawful.
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