Should you be told the reason for your suspension?
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Should you be told the reason for your suspension?
I’m a support worker working with challenging behavior I’ve worked for the company over 4 year’s now and Monday of last week I got a phone call from my manager she said I was being suspended pending
a investigation. I wasn’t told the reason for the suspension she just stated that she would arrange a
meeting with me the following week. What are my rights as an employee?
Asked on April 17, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Alaska
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Unless you have an employment contract or union agreement, you are an "at will" worker. This means that your employer can set the conditions of work much as it sees fit. This includes who to suspend, when and why. In fact an empoyee can be suspended Or terminated) for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice. Accordingly, absent some form of legally actionable discrimination, your empoyer's action was legal.
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