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Alf wrote:

poppo wrote:

Keith B wrote:Can they fire you? Yes, they can fire you for anything, but you will be able to beat them in court for wrongful termination.

Good luck with that since Texas is a "at will" State. They can simply say your services were no longer required and not even mention the gun as the reason.

We let three people go this year. There were no lawsuits or other bogeymen.

your company probably has the signatures of each one of those former employees, signing away their right to sue. in return the fired persons got severance pay.

Keith B wrote:

poppo wrote:

Keith B wrote:Can they fire you? Yes, they can fire you for anything, but you will be able to beat them in court for wrongful termination.

Good luck with that since Texas is a "at will" State. They can simply say your services were no longer required and not even mention the gun as the reason.

Well, yes it is. However, there are many companies that have written contracts, and there are 'implied' contracts. The state has ruled in the past that implied contracts DO modify any 'at will' employment and so they cannot fire without just cause if it violates the implied contract. It goes back to documentation and proving why they fired the employee as well as the employee proving they fired them for an illegal reason.

just went through 12 wks of recording documentation so I could fire an employee w/ cause. Having cause removes the employees ability to file unemployment claim. The more unemployment claims a corp has, the higher the unemployment insurance they pay to the state. Having cause is good for the corp & the manager. You will be required to testify in case of a lawsuit. I have seen it. At will, yes... fire willy nilly, better not do it.