What are my rights if I was suspended without pay until there was an investigation and told by the employer they had no further information?
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What are my rights if I was suspended without pay until there was an investigation and told by the employer they had no further information?
Then, 6 weeks later, finally a meeting with the recipient rights officer. I found out this was based on the new lead workers recipient rights complaint against me saying I was unhappy and going to quit. After not hearing anything for another 4 weeks from my employer, I then contacted the recipient rights office and was told that it was dropped, there was not substantiated evidence and nothing was filed against me. Do I have any recourse against employer with how they handled suspension? Can I file for unemployment now with not having a cause? Would unemployment go back to suspension or when file?
Asked on January 30, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
1) Unless you had a written employment contract, you were an employee at will. As such, you could be suspended or even terminated at any time, for any reason--even incorrect or unsupported ones--without explanation. Therefore, your employer could suspend you for any amount of time it wanted, even based on an error or overreaction and would owe you no compensation for having done so.
2) If you are not working, you could file for unemployment; but if you are back at work, you can't. Once you resume working, you are not eligible for unemployment.
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