Legal Question in Employment Law in California
I was suspended from my current position at work as Senior Operations Coordinator because other employees complained of my communication skills to them when they would not follow policy & procedure. After i left the office our Senior Vice President of our company held a meeting with every fulltime employee and instructed the HR woman to reach out to all offices on west coast to let them know of the situation. The VP explained why i was suspended without pay & told the employees that their voices had been heard & apologized for not doing something sooner. Is this even legal for them to discuss my suspension & professional development with out entire West region? This includes 4 offices that were notified with around 50 fulltime employees.
2 Answers from Attorneys
They are entitled to explain to other employees the 'what and why' regarding your relationship with the company and its termination, just not any personal / confidential information like medical issues. In general, unless an employee is civil service, in a union, or has a written employment contract, they are an 'at will' employee that can be disciplined or fired any time for any reason, with or without ‘cause’, explanation or notice, other than for illegal discrimination, harassment or retaliation under the ADA disability, Civil Rights [age, race, sex, ethnic, religion, pregnancy, etc], Whistle-blower, or similar statutes. The employee's goal should be to keep the employer happy and make the company money. That’s how they pay your wages. Now if the firing was illegal under those definitions, feel free to contact me for the legal help you’ll need.
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