Is there anything I can do for being fired or let go because another employee refused to work with me?
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Is there anything I can do for being fired or let go because another employee refused to work with me?
I was hired on to the job and was supposed to be
trained by the current designer. A month went by and
I was forced to just take it day by day with no
training. Almost exactly after a month of employment
my boss sends me a text which lead to a phone call,
needing to ‘run something by me.’ She proceeded to
tell me that another employee, the one who never
trained or really worked with me at all, refused to
work with me. She would not give me a reason or
even schedule a meeting to talk it over. She just told
me to move on. She also texted me that she was
going to lie to the employees and say I went back
into my previous work field. She won’t give me a
chance to fix or even really know what happened,
what do I do?
Asked on March 24, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, South Carolina
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
You could have been terminated for this reason, any reson or no reason at all. This is called "at will" employment. In such a work setting an employer can place the conditions of work much as it sees fit or deems necessary. This includes who to fire and why. The only exceptions would be if you were treated in such a way as to constitute legal discrimination or if this action violated company policy or the terms of a union agreement or employment contract.
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