Re: wrongful termination

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On 4/05/09, Nathan Richards wrote:
> I was recently fired from a job for peeing in a parking
> lot at a place I was to get loaded I am a long haul truck
> driver. This was my first offense at anything I had no
> warning no corrective action etc... They just fired me
> and later told me they had a run of bad luck and I was
> part of that run. Do I have grounds for wrongful
> termination and if so what should I do??

it happened to a woman too (and she lost her sex-
discrimination claim); see
http://hamptonroads.com/2009/03/female-port-worker-loses-
union-discrimination-case

generally, unless you were promised "corrective action" or
other disciplinary procedures, they can dump you at any time
and for any legitimate (or no) reason.

good luck.