Legal Question in Employment Law in California
I was suspended from my current position at work as Senior Operations Coordinator because other employees complained of my communication skills to them when they would not follow policy & procedure. After i left the office our Senior Vice President of our company held a meeting with every fulltime employee and instructed the HR woman to reach out to all offices on west coast to let them know of the situation. The VP explained why i was suspended without pay & told the employees that their voices had been heard & apologized for not doing something sooner. Is this even legal for them to discuss my suspension & professional development with out entire West region? This includes 4 offices that were notified with around 50 fulltime employees.
2 Answers from Attorneys
They are entitled to explain to other employees the 'what and why' regarding your relationship with the company and its termination, just not any personal / confidential information like medical issues. 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, other than for illegal discrimination, harassment or retaliation under the ADA disability, Civil Rights [age, race, sex, ethnic, religion, pregnancy, etc], Whistle-blower, or similar statutes. The employee's goal should be to keep the employer happy and make the company money. That�s how they pay your wages. Now if the firing was illegal under those definitions, feel free to contact me for the legal help you�ll need.
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