What canI do if my employer fired me and gave me no reason?
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What canI do if my employer fired me and gave me no reason?
Said I was an “at will” employee. Is there a document I can give to my former employer which gives them 15 days to answer me in writing as to why they let me go?
Asked on November 15, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Massachusetts
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You need to understand just what "at will" employment means. Basically, it allows for an employer to set the conditions of the workplace as it sees fit. This means that an employer can hire/fire, decrease/increase salary/hours, promote/demote and generally mandate any other condition of employment as it deems necessary. And all of this can be done with or without notice.
So unless you had an employment contract/union agreement that probibited your terminatio, or your dismissal violated existing company policy, your employer's action was perfectly permissible under the law. Additionally, your treatment must not have stemmed from some form of actionable discrimination; the you would have a claim.
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