LIMITS ON VORACITY IN TRANSFER REQUESTTIME IS OF THE ESSENCE WITH INFORMATION NEEDED TODAY IF POSSIBLE
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LIMITS ON VORACITY IN TRANSFER REQUESTTIME IS OF THE ESSENCE WITH INFORMATION NEEDED TODAY IF POSSIBLE
hOW CAN AN EMPLOYEE REQUEST A TRANSFER FROM AN ADVERSE JOB ASSIGNMENT WITHOUT BEING INTERROGATED ON PERSONAL REASONS FOR REQUESTING THE TRANSFER? COULD THERE BE ANY LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS IF PERSONAL REASONS FOR MAKING THE REQUEST FOR TRANSFER WERE EXAGGERATED?
Asked on May 21, 2009 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
Unless you have a written employment contract (including a union CBA), your employment is "at will," which means that you can be fired for no reason at all, as long as it's not an illegal reason like discrimination. Giving less than entirely truthful information to your employer, in any situation, can easily get you fired, and quite legally.
One of the illegal reasons, though, is discrimination or sexual harassment, and sometimes that takes the form of what's called a "hostile work environment." It's also illegal to fire you for complaining about illegal discrimination. You should talk to an attorney about this, give him or her all of the facts no matter how embarrassing, because that's the only way to get reliable advice. And a lawyer is ethically required to keep your information confidential, even if you don't end up hiring them. You can look for a labor and employment attorney in several places, including our website, http://attorneypages.com
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