Legal Question in Employment Law in North Carolina
mislead about employment status
employer suspended me for 2 weeks,with guarantee that my job was secure,upon returning to work I was told I no longer had a job.I did not seek other employment during 2 weeks suspension,because I was told I was not fired,only suspended. Does my employer have any right to lawfully do this to me?
Asked on 9/29/07, 1:48 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Grace Gardiner
Gardiner & Associates, Attys at Law
Re: mislead about employment status
TN is an at will state so an employer can terminate you for any reason. Sounds like since he had a good reason to suspend he may have had a good reason to terminate. If there is no age, race or sex discrimination involved the employer can do whatever he wants.
Answered on 10/01/07, 6:43 pm