Legal Question in Employment Law in Michigan

aftrer being hired work for 2 months then got fired

my ex wife was drug tested for a job results were neg she was hired now 2.5 months later she was termanated because they say she was posative can they do that it was 2.5 months gone by


Asked on 8/02/00, 1:17 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Martin Scott Law Offices of Martin A. Scott

Re: aftrer being hired work for 2 months then got fired

Does your ex have a union or some other form of employment contract? If not, then she is probably an at-will employee. This means they can fire her for any reason with a few exceptions. those exceptions are that they cannot fire her because of her race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability or for a reason that is supported by an emportant policy of the state government (for example you cannot be fired because you have served on a jury or filed a claim for workers compensation.)

The facts you describe certainly sound unfair. What could have happened in the last few months to change the test results? What if your ex passed up other opportunites to take this job? However, being unfair does not make it illegal.

You can get further information from my website at http://www.maslaw.com

If your ex believes that what happened to her was not only unfair but also illegal then she should consult with an experienced employment lawyer.

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Answered on 9/14/00, 11:21 pm


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