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let go from my job and lied about
I was working for a temp agency, for a facilities company, doing just mailroom print service type stuff. I had worked there since November 17th of last year. Well this particular facilities company had basically lost their contract with the company in which they had worked for, so they never hired me on. Well a new company that came along and was hiring only for mailroom print, offered me the job. I was supposed to start October 17th. Anyway, with out any notice or any sort of anything they told the temp agency that I was kicking around boxes and not getting along with coworkers and a bunch of other stuff regarding my
Asked on November 2, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Colorado
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Basically, you have no recourse in this situation. Since most employment is "at will", a company can fire a worker for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice. The fact is that an employer can set the conditions of work (including termination) much as it sees fit. Accordingly, without an employment contract or union agreement to the contrary, your former company has done nothing wrong. The only exception here would be if you were in some way defamed by your ex-employer's remarks (which does not appear to be the case here).
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
You don't have any recourse if you disagree with the employer's stated reasons for the termination. If you did not have a written employment contract limiting the reasons you could be terminated, you were an "employee at will." An employee at will may be terminated at any time for any reason, including no reason at all (i.e. they just want to let you go or not work with you), an unfair reason, or even an incorrect or inaccurate reason. The reason doesn't matter with employment at will.
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