Can a job suspend you without telling you why you are suspended?
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Can a job suspend you without telling you why you are suspended?
My boss called me at almost 10:00 pm to that tell me I was suspended. She couldn’t tell me why, she just said that she’d tell me the next day but never did . After 2 days later, she still hasn’t call me to tell me why. Should I go to HR and bring the problem to them?
Asked on June 29, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Yes, you can be suspended (or even fired) without being told why, unless such an action would violate the terms of an employment contract or union agreement. The fact is that most work relationships are "at will" which means that a worker can be terminated for any reason or no reason at all. Bottom line, an employer can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit, absent some form of legally actionable discrimination.
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