Can I get suspended from workdue tofalse accusations?
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Can I get suspended from workdue tofalse accusations?
Somebody made a false accusation against me at work and I lost my job because of it. The HR lady is friends with this other person so she only believed the other party (there were no witnesses). The other lady had some old bruises and she accused me of pushing her and hitting her but I didn’t. They suspended me but now the plant manager said that his thinking about bringing me back to work.
Asked on July 31, 2011 Colorado
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Yes you can get suspended for this or for just about any thing else. Unless you have an employment contract, a union agreement or there is company policy prohibiting such a suspension, as an "at will" employee this is perfectly legal. The reason is that an at will employer can hire or fire and set the terms of work in much any way that it sees fit. For their part an employee can choose to work for an employer or not.
Note: If this action was the result of actionable discrimination, this would be a violation of law.
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Yes you can get suspended for this or for just about any thing else. Unless you have an employment contract, a union agreement or there is company policy prohibiting such a suspension, as an "at will" employee this is perfectly legal. The reason is that an at will employer can hire or fire and set the terms of work in much any way that it sees fit. For their part an employee can choose to work for an employer or not.
Note: If this action was the result of actionable discrimination, this would be a violation of law.
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