Can I be terminated for not signing a reprimand notice?
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Can I be terminated for not signing a reprimand notice?
If so, can I still collect unemployment benefits? Can the employer keep commissions earned? I refused to sign without talking to the owner or gettting counsel and was told to go home. When I asked if this meant that I could not come to work until I signed it, they said yes.
Asked on March 30, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Arizona
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
1) If you did not have an employment contract (including a union agreement) which limits the grounds for termination or provides for a disciplinary process which must be followed, then your employer may terminate you at any time, for any reason--including not signing the reprimand.
2) If you are fired for this reason, you are technically "fired for cause"--you have disobeyed employer policies and instructions--and would be ineligible for unemployment.
3) Note that signing the reprimand does not necessarily mean you agree with it--it acknolwedges receipt and reading it.
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