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Do I have a claim
Terminated after 26 years. Gave me a paper for reduction in force, 401k
papers, and my Christmas fund check. They let me work almost the whole day
and escorted me off the premises. They are still workers because they were
already short in my department but they let me go. Everybody was shocked
because they didn’t have a reason for why they fired me. I was told that I was suppose to have gotten a service check but I didn’t receive one.
Asked on August 12, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Mississippi
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Unless your termination was the result of legally actionable discrimination (i.e. based on your race, religion, nationality, gender, age (over 40), disability,etc., then it was legal. The fact is that not all workers need be treated the same or even fairly. Accordingly, unless you had protection under the terms of an employment contract or union agreement it was legal.
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Unless your termination was the result of legally actionable discrimination (i.e. based on your race, religion, nationality, gender, age (over 40), disability,etc., then it was legal. The fact is that not all workers need be treated the same or even fairly. Accordingly, unless you had protection under the terms of an employment contract or union agreement it was legal.
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