Friends' jobs---

[ya never know..]

I have a couple friends of mine that were recently let go of their jobs, a married couple who work at 2 different businesses in the same building.

First, I found out about a week or so ago, he got fired. Now I just heard from her she got fired as well-just because they 'suspect' she did something. For ID purposes, I'm not listing what they were accused of. If you want to know that you'll have to PM me. but anyhow I just don't see how they can fire her for a suspicion....

Any thoughts on this one?

[Fender247]

Well, I'm not an expert on the subject. But employers can pretty much fire employees anytime without any reason. Likewise employees can leave anytime they please. Unless there is some sort of contractual bind which can further complicate matters. Employment laws can also vary from state to state. According to the US constitution 5th and 6th amendments there is a presumption of innocence (innocent until proven guilty). Now, I don't know how long your friend has been working at the company or the severity of the suspected violation. Is it she forgot to change the coffee filter and someone else blamed her and the boss got mad and fired her? Or thousand of dollars are missing and they suspect your friend so they fired her. Two totally different cases there. Was your friend given some sort of severance package? There are lots of issues here...How long has she worked there for? Did she have other issues in the workplace before that? etc. The best bet would be to talk to a lawyer that deal with wrongful termination cases in your area and explain the situation. Maybe even a few lawyers. Finding a good one can take time. In some cases it might be best to bite the bullet and move on.

[dacrunkest]

Most places of employment are "at-will", meaning one can leave the job with no notice and an employer may terminate employment with no notice or without even any reason.

Also, constitutional language regarding guilt/innocense doesn't really apply here...that provides protection in a courtroom when dealing with criminal or civil matters. However, if you are employed in a private company, your employment can be terminated for any reason. In the public sector, there are few more protections because most governmental agencies have strict anti-discrimination laws, employee protections against retaliation, etc.

So, I don't know what your friends did, but they probably have little recourse. This is especially true if there was some malfeasons or impropriety on their part.