Legal Question in Employment Law in Georgia

I was employed by the USPS from 11/21/09 to 3/18/2010 as a casual. When I started I was given a paper that stated my start date as 11/21/09 and my ending date as 11/15/2010. when I went in to work on 3/18/2010, half way through the day I was met tby two other employees and I was told that one would finish my route and the other one would take me back to the Main PO. Once I arrived back at the Main Post Office I was told to turn in my badge and that I was terminated. I was dumbfounded. I asked why and who said it and noone could give me any answers. I went to unemployement and was awarded unemployment compensation. I still do not understand what happened. It is obvious that unemployment found in my favor. Does this constitute a breech of contract being that they gave me an Enter on Duty Date and an Appointment Expiration Date and they didn't follow through on the written documentation that I was given?


Asked on 6/04/10, 9:04 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

No one here has the paperwork or knows the terms of your agreement (IF there is one). Certainly no one is going to conclude that a contract was breached without having reviewed the contract, and we do not even know if the paperwork you received was a contract. The only thing you say about it is that it had two dates listed. Is this all it had? If it is standard USPS paperwork, it is not likely a contract for a certain term. Further, whether or not you were approved for unemployment compensation is mostly likely not relevant at all to contract issues. In short, either read your paperwork thoroughly to determine why you think you had a contract through November, or take it to an employment lawyer for review. Whether or not the claim has any value is yet another question.

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Answered on 6/04/10, 12:21 pm


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