Legal Question in Employment Law in California

Last Friday I was called into HR at work and told that someone advised HR that I willingly offered to have another employee sell xanax for me at work to them. Of course this is a lie and has never occurred. The employee that reported this claim does not like their supervisor which is the person they are saying I gave the xanax too to sell to for me. I do take xanax for panic attacks (dr. appointed) and the person that "supposedly" sold it for me knows this. I have never offered for her to sell my medication for me to anyone, nor take it herself or myself sell it to her. I am just wondering what recourse I have if I am terminated in the next week or so. I was told that I am under investigation and I was given a survey of about 20 different "yes" or "no" questions to answer while one HR rep watched me fill it out. It simply asked if I gave anyone my meds, sold my meds to anyone or gave my meds to anyone to sell. I am astonished by this embarrassment and cannot even figure out why they included me in this rumor between a supervisor and their direct reports. I was friends with this supervisor and I am assumming this is why the direct report used my name to get her in trouble. What can I do?


Asked on 8/29/10, 3:55 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

What can you do? Present to the company whatever documents, facts, evidence, arguments, and witness testimony you have in support of your version of the facts. Your 'version', and your claim of 'lie', does not exclusively determine the outcome. The company is entitled and obligated to investigate, to determine who to believe if it is simply 'his word versus yours'.

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Answered on 9/03/10, 4:22 pm


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