What can I do if I was fired unlawfully?
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What can I do if I was fired unlawfully?
My boss handed me a warning paper to read and then tells me a customer called my district manager and told her that I had no shoes on with my feet up on the counter. This is not true and my store does not have cameras. Then she proceeded to tell me that because of this, she has to let me go. No investigation or anything. No warning. Can I do something about this legally to get my job back or qualify for some kind of income until I find another job? New Link Destination
top this all off, I was supposed to get a raise the second week I was there because I took a keyholder position and I’m still owed all that back pay.
Asked on March 6, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, New York
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Did you have an employment contract or union agreement that was violated by your termination? Was your dismissal the result of some form of actionable discrimination (it does not appear to be). Otherwise, as an "at will" employee, you could have been fired for this reason, any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice. In such work relationships, an employer can set the terms and conditons of the workplace much as it sees fit or deems appropriate. While seemingly unfair, it is the law.
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