Is it legal for a company to fire me over an unsigned policy?
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Is it legal for a company to fire me over an unsigned policy?
I was fired for violating a new social media policy at my job. However, this policy is brand new and I had until next week to sign and turn this policy in, stating I understood this new policy. I was just fired today and have not signed stating I understood this policy. The most I had done was read/skim over the policy, I had thought I understood the point of it and left it until later when I had time to sit down and read the policy word for word. Is this illegal?
Asked on February 14, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Virginia
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
The fact is that you could be fired for this reason, any reason or nor reason at all, with or without notice. This is called "at will" employment. Accordingly, unless your treatment constituted some form of legally actionable discrimination or this action violated the terms of a union agreement or employment contract, it was legal.
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
The fact is that you could be fired for this reason, any reason or nor reason at all, with or without notice. This is called "at will" employment. Accordingly, unless your treatment constituted some form of legally actionable discrimination or this action violated the terms of a union agreement or employment contract, it was legal.
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