Can a former employer ban you from its property after you quit and have had altercation with a current employee but off of the work premises?
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Can a former employer ban you from its property after you quit and have had altercation with a current employee but off of the work premises?
After I quit my job, I got into an altercation with my ex-friend, current employee at the same
company, off the property. I just found out I’m now banned from coming on the company property. Can the owner do that?
Asked on June 30, 2016 under Business Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Yes, any property owner (or tenant/lessee, if the property is leased, not owned) may ban any person they want from their property with one exception that a place of public accommodation (like a store or restaurant) cannot ban people due to their race or certain other protected categories (but can ban, for example, a person who belongs to a racial minority if that individually personally gave them good cause for a ban).
In the case you describe, an employer may absolutely ban a former employee who had a conflict or altercation with a current employee from its location.
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