Legal Question in Employment Law in California

employer retaliation and harrassment

My employer had given me a final

written warning, my first and only

written warning or disciplinary action

ever, for being ''dishonest during an

HR interview'' involving another

coworker.

Now she is suspending me for

making a mistake in documentation.

(I'm a nurse) That she admits was an

honest mistake. And it didn't harm

the patient in any way. There is

obviously more to the story,

however, I feel she is using me as a

scapegoat and the punishment is not

fitting the crime because everyone

makes mistakes.


Asked on 1/27/09, 11:06 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Arkady Itkin Law Office of Arkady Itkin

Re: employer retaliation and harrassment

Hello.

Being a scapesgoat is wrong and unfair but generally not illegal, unless the reason for supervisor's targeting is discriminatory (due to your race, sex, disability, religion) or retaliatory, or if you are terminated in violation to an express agreement (such as the union agreement).

Feel free to follow up.

Arkady Itkin

San Francisco/Sacramento/San Jose

http://www.arkadylaw.com

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Answered on 1/28/09, 11:04 am


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