I was fired recently with no explainion,it was done over the phone,the employer allowed another employee to leave with my check and drop it iff to me.i was never given a w4 nor did i ever do any kind if paper work.what are my rights
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I was fired recently with no explainion,it was done over the phone,the employer allowed another employee to leave with my check and drop it iff to me.i was never given a w4 nor did i ever do any kind if paper work.what are my rights
Can I file for unemployment? Can they
get untrouble for allowing my last
check to be sent to me by another
employee? It seems to me like they are
breaking some laws..what rights do I
have?
Asked on February 1, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
They are not breaking any laws.
1) There is no requirement to give a fired employee an explanation or reason.
2) Termination may be done over the phone (or by email, text message, videochat, etc.).
3) There is no law saying employee A cannot deliver employee B's check.
4) Whether you can file for unemployment depends on why you were terminated: if you were fired "for cause" (for absenteeism, insubordiantion, violating policy, etc.), you are not eligible for unemployment. Since they did not tell you the reason, you will not know if they considered this a "for cause" termination until you file for unemployment and see if your employer opposes it.
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