Is it legal for your employer to share the terms of your termination with your co-workers prior to your actual termination?
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Is it legal for your employer to share the terms of your termination with your co-workers prior to your actual termination?
I was let go 2 days ago. Upon arriving to work that day, a co-worker approached me and told me that I was being considered for termination and the reason for it. Later that evening, I was fired. Is it legal for the employer to have shared this information with my equal? Furthermore, is it legal for the equal to have raised it to me prior to my termination?
Asked on November 21, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
While highly unprofessional it is not illegal to share such information with co-workers. That is so long as no employment contract, union agreement or existing company policy is being violated. The fact is that an at will employer can set the terms and conditions of the workplace as it sees fit. This includes who, how and when to terminate an employee.
If you think that you have a legitimate claim here, you need to file a complaint with your state's department of labor and/or an employment law attorney.
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