Can I be fired for “occurrences” at work, if I have not signed anything agreeing to the occurrences?
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Can I be fired for “occurrences” at work, if I have not signed anything agreeing to the occurrences?
My employer has given me a “final written warning” for having 9.5 occurrences. I have never signed anything acknowledging the occurrences. My company requires a “paper trail” to cover their butts. Now unless they have a signature, would they have to remove all the occurrences?
Asked on July 12, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Do you have an employment contract or agreement which address how or why you may be terminated--including a union or collective bargaining contract covering your position? If you do, then you may enforce its terms if they are to your benefit, and being fired in violation of those terms would be improper termination.
On the other hand, without some agreement, you are an "employee at will." If you are an employee at will, you may be fired at any time, for any reason, with or without warning or previous write ups or having countersigned anything. So if you are an employee at will, the fact that you did no sign something acknowledging the occurences will not, unfortunately, help you.
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