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    2 months ago

    I got fired from a job because I took my already approved time off and told them I literally couldn’t come in when they called me the day my PTO started, because I was already out of state.

        • @halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world
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          172 months ago

          There are still limits, even in at will and right to work states there are some protections.

          Revoking approved time off after it’s already started is definitely a valid reason for a wrongful termination lawsuit. Especially if you have evidence of previous bullshit.

          That’s why you should always get everything that seems even remotely bullshit in writing, and have your own backups.

          • @chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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            72 months ago

            Any time someone is terminated without cause, the employer simply doesn’t provide a reason for termination. They’re not required to.

            • @halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world
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              22 months ago

              Not telling someone why you are firing them isn’t a magical lawsuit avoidance option. In a wrongful termination lawsuit, the courts take context into account specifically because of shitty companies/managers trying to hide behind exactly that.

        • @JcbAzPx@lemmy.world
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          142 months ago

          You can’t be fired for unlawful reasons. Being fired for taking an agreed upon vacation is illegal retaliation.

          • @CascadianGiraffe@lemmy.world
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            102 months ago

            Sounds like you haven’t been in the American work force.

            They can fire you for any reason. Or no reason. Nothing matters because if you’re a wage slave nobody cares.

            Plus they probably made you sign a waiver to work there saying that you couldn’t ever sue them for any reason.

            • @Revan343@lemmy.ca
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              92 months ago

              They can fire you for any reason. Or no reason.

              They cannot legally fire you for any reason, though yes, they can fire you for no reason. The distinction often doesn’t matter, but sometimes they’re stupid enough to put the illegal reason in writing

          • Laurel Raven
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            32 months ago

            Wow, that’s shitty of them… Like, what do you even lose for trying? They knew they were going to have to pay up if you applied, those bastards were trying to gaslight you.

            I hate corpos so damned much

        • Queen HawlSera
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          2 months ago

          Yeah, but it can’t be in direct retalliation, it must be based on work performance. Normally the former is hard to prove, but sometimes it’s obvious.

          • @chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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            12 months ago

            That’s simply not accurate in 49 out of 50 states.

            Basically, you can be fired for any reason aside from membership in a protected class.

            But if you are terminated without cause, you can collect unemployment, which the further employer is required to pay.