Legal Question in Employment Law in California
I Am Currently Being Accused Of Stealing Products At The Location I Work At And Selling Them For Drug. This Is All False Information, I Offered To Give A Drug Test And They Told Me That Would Not Be Necassary, However I Was Just Informed By My Boss Who Said And I Quote "It Really Is Not Looking Good For You, You Have A Meeting With HR On Monday". What should I Do?
1 Answer from Attorneys
See if you can negotiate a resignation or 'lay off' before you are fired for 'cause'. Try to get them to not contest your unemployment benefits. Then look for a new job. In general, unless an employee is civil service, in a union, or has a written employment contract, they are an 'at will' employee that can be disciplined or fired any time for any reason, with or without �cause�, explanation or notice.