Nathan wrote : Wrongful Termination?'
The likely answer from a lawyer might be 'Perhaps'. I know someone who documented personal situations that existed for over a year at a Long Island camera and medical equipment manufacturer and distributor. One day they were falsely accused of unauthorized removal of company equipment with absolutely no viable proof--just accusations. After a grueling hour plus meeting with HR lying about bogus and fictitious evidence that they supposedly had (that the person openly described as BS), this person was walked out of the building by the HR person and a security guy. In the parking lot they demanded that they have access to the person's van--to look for evidence. They were given access and there was nothing to find. This person was told not to bother coming back because they were terminated pending an internal hearing. An advertised and documented female Civil Rights Lawyer stated 'Perhaps' and proceeded to request a $50,000.00 advance to take the case. So much for being on the wrong side of HR and company BS. They tried to refuse unemployment benefits, however, the DOL reviewed some of the documented circumstances and gave this person benefits from day one after a three month delay. Good luck, no matter what your approach is. God is on the side of honest people but companies don't necessarily like to play by God's rules. Lawyers--they might just do what they feel is advantageous based upon their odds of winning a case. Count your blessings to be out of there without any emotional/physical retribution !!!!!!
Wow! And at a place where cameras could've been used because they sale cameras!
Yes, they stated that they lost track of me in the building for a full hour when I was working late and they needed to know how I managed to do that. I told them they were fools because the clocks were moved ahead an hour due to the time change and they were stunned with that answer. Truth was that they also placed computer equipment that had repair tickets on it in the same spot outside cubicles where our trash and wastebaskets were put. Since our janitorial services company employed some undocumented people who could not read English, the equipment got tossed in the trash, If they could happen to be the ones that read English, the equipment remained and the techs picked it up first thing in the mornings. The clean-up crews were honest and hard-working people who just were told what to do with trash placed at the entrance of cubicles. HR and the security folks were imbecilic fools who were wannabe sleuths with no common sense. Nobody was ever stealing any computer equipment fro that inconsiderate company. By the way, since I tracked fraud ordering patterns, they gladly wrote off millions of dollars in fraudulent order deliveries that went to the Miami area. They said it was too costly to try to prosecute the offenders. And, they were so worried about a few broken-down laptops and desktop devices. Ironic, isn't it? It is a big name company that sells a lot of equipment and they have a big reputation. They relocated offices outside of Philadelphia area.