Legal Question in Employment Law in California

I worked for Target for a little over 4 years and was recently fired for job performance. The way everything happened does not seem right to me. I received a final write-up on July 10, 2009 and was given 30 days to improve. I refused to sign it due to two things that were false and I told my boss that. I was told throughout those 30 days, by my boss as well as the store manager, that they saw a "remarkable improvement" in my performance. My final was extended one more week on August 12, 2009. I received no paperwork regarding that nor did I see anything. I put in a written request to HR to see my company file as well as filed a complaint with the companys integrity hotline. I was told by HR, after verbally asking to see my file, that I had everything she had so there was no need to see it. Three days later, I was fired. I don't feel that this was done right let alone professionally. I have been told my numerous employees of the company that what they did was not right and it was shady and unprofessional. I would like to know if I should pursue this further. Thank You!


Asked on 8/30/09, 4:27 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

Yes, it might be unprofessional. However, unless you were being discriminated against, you might just have to dust yourself off and move on. Most jobs in California are at will, and a person may be fired for no reason, or any reason so long as it's not an illegal reason. From what you state, it sounds like you were making good improvement but, after you requested to see your file, you were fired. That doesn't seem to me to rise to the level of illegality, however, especially if it were for job performance. I hope you're able to find a new job soon!

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Answered on 8/30/09, 9:48 pm


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