After a year of service, can a warehouse fire you for bad production?
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After a year of service, can a warehouse fire you for bad production?
My husband was a line leader for 6 months at a production facility in Ardmore, OK. He never recived a warning or a write up for his production. More time than not he had the best numbers in the warehouse. He just came back from vacation and was fired before he was at work for 5 minutes. They told him it was for “poor production”. Can they do this?
Asked on August 13, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Oklahoma
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately yes, they can do this. Unless your husband had an employment contract, he was an employee at will. An employee at will may be fired at any time, for any reason, without warning or notice. The employer does not even need to share the actual reason--for example, it could be for a personal conflict (e.g. boss decided he does not like the employee) but they could call it "poor performance."
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