Is there anything I can do about a questionable termination?
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Is there anything I can do about a questionable termination?
I was recently terminated by y employer after working there for a little over 5 years. I had been full-time for at least 4 of those years before I dropped to part-time after getting another job. I had worked almost my entire shift when my employer terminated my employment due to lateness. There were 4 or 5 accounts of this, the majority of which were only by 6 minutes, going back 4 months time. And after my termination, he proceeded to openly announce to all the other employees when and why he had fired me; using it as a threat over them. Is there any course of action for me to take?
Asked on August 9, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Did you have an employment contract? Were the terms of your employment covered by a union or like agreement? Was your release a violation of existing company policy? Or was discrimination a factor in your discharge? If not, I'm afraid that as an "at will" employee you have no legal rights here regarding a claim of unlawful termination. The fact is that (abesent any of the above exceptions) an employer can hire, fire and change the terms of employment much as it sees fit - with or without notiice.
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