If a company terminates you to go in a new direction, do they have to replace you with someone as qualified or more qualified than ?
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If a company terminates you to go in a new direction, do they have to replace you with someone as qualified or more qualified than ?
Was let go this morning, without warning of any kind, and even told production wasn’t the issue, they had just decided to go in a different direction, and then replaced me with someone with no knowledge of doing the job I did.
Asked on July 11, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, North Carolina
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Does this action violate an employment contract or union/collective bargaining agreement? Does it constitute some form of legally actionable discrimination? If not, then your employers action is legal. In an "at will" work arrangement a company can set the conditions of employment much as it sees fit. This includes who to hire and who could fire.
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