Compassion Fatigue
I called the Labor Board years ago, and they said that Texas is NOT a right to work state. (that may have changed since then, but I doubt it)
They said employers can fire you for ANY reason...if they don't like the color of your eyes, whatever
I've been fired from nursing homes because I cared enough to question and report ppl not doing their jobs.
It sucks.
call the labor board and see what they say.
Good luck
They said employers can fire you for ANY reason...if they don't like the color of your eyes, whatever
I've been fired from nursing homes because I cared enough to question and report ppl not doing their jobs.
It sucks.
call the labor board and see what they say.
Good luck
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I am trying to understand the situation from your post and also trying to get around the PC-talk like "permanently borrowed".
So someone was fired for stealing something worth $13 and you are asking if the employee can do anything about it? It doesn't matter if they donated money to cover it if they did not have permission to take it - it is still stealing.
I am no legal expert, but I would say there is nothing the employee can do about it except learn a hard lesson from it.
So someone was fired for stealing something worth $13 and you are asking if the employee can do anything about it? It doesn't matter if they donated money to cover it if they did not have permission to take it - it is still stealing.
I am no legal expert, but I would say there is nothing the employee can do about it except learn a hard lesson from it.
I understand.
It may be they can fire you for any reason, but a person can also sue if they felt like they were unfairly terminated. This rarely happens because it is such a long drawn out process but most companies are aware of this and try to cover all the bases. I know when I ran the maintenance department at my plant I couldn't just fire anybody at will (nor would I want to). I only had to fire 2 men in the 3 1/2 years I was in that position - one for failing a drug test and the other I had to build a case for. I finally caught him forging his doctor's notes for his "excused" absences which always fell on Fridays and Mondays (I suspected a drug/alcohol problem). I even had to build a case just to have him drug tested since we did not routinely test employees, but it never got that far. He had also claimed he was a pipefitter but in fact was just a construction helper and couldn't do the job he was hired for, so there were other issues as well.
It may be they can fire you for any reason, but a person can also sue if they felt like they were unfairly terminated. This rarely happens because it is such a long drawn out process but most companies are aware of this and try to cover all the bases. I know when I ran the maintenance department at my plant I couldn't just fire anybody at will (nor would I want to). I only had to fire 2 men in the 3 1/2 years I was in that position - one for failing a drug test and the other I had to build a case for. I finally caught him forging his doctor's notes for his "excused" absences which always fell on Fridays and Mondays (I suspected a drug/alcohol problem). I even had to build a case just to have him drug tested since we did not routinely test employees, but it never got that far. He had also claimed he was a pipefitter but in fact was just a construction helper and couldn't do the job he was hired for, so there were other issues as well.
I know this has nothing to do with your question, but the guy I had to fire for failing his drug test broke my heart (unlike the other one who I was glad to be rid of him).
Like I said - you had to build a case to drug test but he came forward and admitted he had a drug problem and enrolled in a company-paid rehab program. The problem with that is once you do that then you have to finish the program and stay clean, which he didn't. When he started missing meetings I had to send him to be drug tested and he failed so then I had to fire him. If he had never come forward for help he wouldn't have been fired - crazy! I even gave him a second chance and hired him back 2 years later as a contractor but he just couldn't kick his drug habit and was caught sniffing coke at work behind one of the buildings *sigh*. So I sent him to be tested again and he failed and that was the last time I saw him. Good employee, too so it was such a shame but he had more chances than most people get.
Like I said - you had to build a case to drug test but he came forward and admitted he had a drug problem and enrolled in a company-paid rehab program. The problem with that is once you do that then you have to finish the program and stay clean, which he didn't. When he started missing meetings I had to send him to be drug tested and he failed so then I had to fire him. If he had never come forward for help he wouldn't have been fired - crazy! I even gave him a second chance and hired him back 2 years later as a contractor but he just couldn't kick his drug habit and was caught sniffing coke at work behind one of the buildings *sigh*. So I sent him to be tested again and he failed and that was the last time I saw him. Good employee, too so it was such a shame but he had more chances than most people get.
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