Is it legal if I got terminated because a customer went to the backroom without my knowledge?
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Is it legal if I got terminated because a customer went to the backroom without my knowledge?
Failure to protect company assets was the reason they gave me.
Asked on February 5, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
In an at will employment arrangement, an employee can be fired for this reason, any reason or no reason at all. The fact is that most companies can set the conditions of employment much as they see fit. So unless your termination violates company policy or the terms of a union agreement or employment contract, it is legal. Also, your treatment must not have constituted some form of actionable discrimination.
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