Re: wrongful termination

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On 4/06/09, Nathan Richards wrote:
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> I asked to use a restroom twice the guard told me the first
> time he would not answer questions until I checked in after
> getting checked in I asked him again and he said there were no
> restrooms. I have a 40 page policy and procedure book from
> them for disciplinary corrective actions for fines but none
> say getting fired or terminated. My boss also told me I
> should have carried a piss jug in my truck which there was
> nothing in his policies. Also I have a recorded phone
> conversation that states they have had a run of bad luck and I
> was part of that one not the only one but to my knowledge the
> only one who has been fired. He told me if I had a piss jug
> in my truck I would still have my job. He also told me to try
> him back in about a year when the waves calm down and I could
> have my job back.
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> On 4/06/09, lawguy wrote:
>> 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??
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>> 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
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>> 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.

That's an unfortunate situation but it still doesn't change
anything. Sorry.
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