Posted by Lisa Rivera, PurpleTazinator@aol.com, on 7/01/02

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I am needing some advice as to my situation. I was
terminated from my job of 23 months on June 14th 2002. In
my department we would handle hotel contracts then get them
to go live via our site. I was in a supervisory position
and most of the contracts started with me. I was told
during my termination that I had entered a mistake on one
of the hotel rates and one of the Tax rate plans and that I
was responsible for letting them go live and costing the
company money. My argument is that because we were
required to have a triple review process consisting of me
writing up the contract for other data entry members to
enter, then they would pass that contract back and forth
between eachother and one would enter, one would verify
those entries, and then another would make any necessary
corrections then another would verify again (if needed)
then another would publish the property then check it live
on our site. My concern is that I have documented proof
that I was not the person responsible for letting these
mistakes go live, yet I was terminated for everyone's
mistakes, because the whole department had their hands on
those specific contracts. Yet I was the only one
terminated and no one else was repremanded or disciplined
in any way. I was never given the chance to defend myself
or to try and prove otherwise. Eventually I did prove that
I was not responsible but yet I am still treated as if I
was at fault and my termination will still remain on my
records. Isn't that defamation of character? Is there
anything that I can do legally? I am also certain that
they will deny my unemployment even though my work
performance was not at fault. I would like to note also
that during my 23 months of employment I have seen 15
people come and go though my department and I had been
there the longest out of any data entry personnel. I was
up for my vacation in July 2002. I have spoken to a lawyer
but he basically said there was nothing I could do, but I
find that really hard to believe. There has been an
injustice here and the law has to be able to work for
people like me. How can a company play God and just get
away with it. They are messing with people's lives.

Re: Termination, 12/31/02, by Nicole.

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