How can my employer fire me for doing what he told me?
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How can my employer fire me for doing what he told me?
I worked for a man who subcontracted FedEx home delivery routes from FedEx. I was recently let go because my boss had me hand off packages to another driver for delivery. He would deliver them on an island located in my delivery area. FedEx discovered that this handoff was being made and put an end to it. My boss told me that the problem was that van the other driver was driving wasn’t registered with FedEx and he didn’t have a scanner. How is this my fault? I realize that I am subject to rules and regulations governed by FedEx but am I suppose to be responsible for what appears to me to be route owner responsibilities. Also, the other driver I was handing the packages off to was a co-owner?
Asked on October 18, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Virginia
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Did you have protection under the terms of an employment contract or union agreement? Did your treatment constitute some form of leglly actionble discrimination (which it does not appear to have)? Then, unfortuntely, as an "at will" worker your termination was perfectly permissable. The fact is that a company can set the conditions of employment much as it sees fit. Accordingly, you could have been fired for the reason that you gave, or for any reason, or for no reason at all. While unfair, your discharge was legal.
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