Legal Question in Employment Law in California
As a private sector California employee can I be suspended from my job for simply being accused of harassment by another employee?
2 Answers from Attorneys
I assume you are an at-will employee, not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
Under these assumptions, an employer can interrupt the work schedule of any employee for any non-discriminatory reason. A suspension due to an accusation of harassment is not unlawful, though it does seem harsh.
Not only are there no laws against poor management, 'unfair treatment', or rude, obnoxious or harassing behavior by management or other employees, but 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 terminated any time for any reason, with or without �cause�, explanation or notice. They even stated cause.