Can I firean employeewithout recourse?
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Can I firean employeewithout recourse?
The new receptionist has been there 4 weeks and has called-in already. She is rude to patients and tells everyone that walks in that she is only going to be there for 2 years until she finishes her degree. I had an employee of the hospital that our office is located in, stop me to tell me how unprofessional her behavior was. When I asked her about it she denied it and said that it was the hospital employee being rude to her. She cannot handle patient confrontation at all, which causes the patients to leave upset. She cannot even calm them down about something as simple as a the doctor running late.
Asked on March 27, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
As a general rule - an employer can fire an employee outright without any legal repercussions. In other words, an employee would have no grounds for a wrongful termination claim. The reason -most employment arrangements are what is known as "at will" employment. This means that an employee can choose to work for an employer or not, and an employer can hire or fire an employee for any reason (or even no reason). And without notice.
Note: Exceptions to the above would be - if this action is not allowed by virtue of an employment contract, union agreement, or company policy; and discrimination must not play a role in termination.
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