Legal Question in Employment Law in California

Hello,

I am writing on behalf of my father. My father has been employed at Toyota for 10 years. On friday he was told by a supervisor, halfway through the day to go home, and did not give him a reason why. He just said that the boss informed him to do so. (FYI supervisor does not like my father, and not on good terms with him. He is a young punk) That evening, the supervisor called him and told him he did not need to come into work the next day. The next morning, the supervisor told him he was being released from his position as a technician at Toyota . When he asked why, the supervisor told him that it was because he did not drive the vehicle for one mile after servicing it. However, my father did not ONCE receive any verbal or written warnings, nor did the supervisor, boss, or anyone from management address this issue, or bring it to my fathers attention. If he is not informed of this problem, how can he fix it? He was never given the opportunity. I believe they are also discriminating against him because of his age, (he is turning 60 next month) he is the oldest technician there. Please let me know what is next step we should take. I am going to speak directly with the boss on Monday to find out the grounds of his termination, since his boss never spoke with him directly.


Asked on 9/27/09, 7:03 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Raymond Chandler Law Office of Raymond Chandler

You should check the company's employee handbook, or other documents that contain the disciplinary procedures, to see if those procedures were followed. If they were not, it may be that there was age discrimination. If younger tecs did not drive a car for one mile and were not fired, then that would stregnthen the age case. Any questions to the boss should be made by your father, not you. Take detailed notes (after the conversation if in person). If a satisfactory explanation is not given, seek counsel from an employmeny laywer in your area.

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Answered on 9/27/09, 12:00 pm


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