Grounds for wrongful termination lawsuit?
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Grounds for wrongful termination lawsuit?
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I got fired from my job at Wendy's in October of last year, and the reason they terminated me was labeled "Failure to follow proper cash procedures." What happened was I was signed onto the register and in charge of taking orders in the Drive - Thru. Around 11:30PM, we got an order and after I collected the customers money and finished what I needed to do in that area, I closed my drawer and went in the back to continue nightly cleaning. Keeping in mind, the order was not finished and the other two employees I was working with were still in the Drive-Thru by the window waiting to hand out the food. About 30 minutes after that car left, another one pulled up. I walked back up to my register to find it open and all my money was gone. Or in other words, I had been robbed. Apparently, my co-workers forgot to close and lock the window.. We called corporate, called the police and filed statements. The next day, I got suspended until further notice, and the day after was officially terminated. My district manager told me it was because I wasn't sure if "I" remembered to lock the window. Now, in my statement as well as 3 other people's statements, it said that I was not the last one by the window and therefor it was not my responsibility to lock it. So they labeled it Failure to follow proper cash procedures and I was terminated from my job that I had worked at for 2 and a half years... I know it's been some time since then, but I've been told I should file a lawsuit. Do I have grounds for Wrongful Termination? Any help would be appreciated!
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davidmi711
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"Do I have grounds for Wrongful Termination?" - No
Employment in every state except Montana is at will. As such they can fire you for any reason that does not violate EEOC or no reason at all. |
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Quizzard
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No, you don't have grounds for anything. In the first place, it does appear that you failed to follow procedure. Procedure does not say 'sign in, then walk away from the till'. So they are perfectly right to fire you for the mistake.
But in any event, there is virtually NO wrongful dismissal in the US. You can be fired for any reason or none at all. This time, they had a reason, but they didn't need one. |
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