Can my company fire me due to a problem that he had on a side job?
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Can my company fire me due to a problem that he had on a side job?
My husband does side work and he was in a contract with someone I work with to build a fence. The people gave him the money for the materials and that money was stolen. He made arrangements with the gentlemen to still do the work but it would just take a little longer than planned or make payments and he was in agreement. The woman was not and she wanted him to return the money. They gave him until Friday. Before Friday even came these people decided to involve my husband’s job because my husband was in his work shirt when he met them one time. My husband was not on the clock. They are threatening to sue the company as well. His boss preceded to call their legal department and told my husband if he did not pay them he would be fired. The company is in no way involved and he was not on the clock when having met these people. Do they have the right to contact his job and does the company have any grounds to fire him?
Asked on August 18, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Oklahoma
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
An employee can be fired for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice. That is unless such an action would constitute some form of legally actionable discrimination or violate the terms of an employment contract or union/collective bargaining agreement. Otherwise, a company can set the conditions of employment much as it sees fit.
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