Legal Question in Legal Ethics in California
Can my employer suspended me without pay on an issue that is just here-say? A customer told a tenant that I was rude to them and they didn't want to come back to that site. My employer changed his story twice and wasn't sure which site It was at since I work two site. I am a security officer. I am never rude and this sounds like here say to get me to quit. This has happened on several occasions.
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Hearsay is an objection to admissibility of evidence in a court of law. It has nothing to do with employee disciplinary action. Unless you have a personal or union contract, you can be disciplined or even fired for any reason other than racial or other illegal discrimination, or even for no reason at all. Considering that this has "happened on several occasions," maybe you also need to consider that what you believe is "never rude" is actually "very rude" in the eyes of the tenants and customers. And in that situation what you think doesn't matter one bit. If your conduct is rude in the eyes of the people you serve and their customers, then it is rude, no matter what you might think.
You have posted this in the wrong category. For more help, I suggest reposting in the Labor Law and Employment category, and not Legal Ethics category.
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