Legal Question in Employment Law in Virginia

Ridiculous, but falsely accused

Hello,

I have received 2 written warnings a work that have been false. The first one said that I told the receptionist to ''falsify my time record for lunch'', which was a complete lie. Then 2 weeks later, I received a final warning stating that I was ''4 minutes late from lunch'' and if I was late again, I would be terminated. This was false and I proved this by printing emails that I had sent all during the times they wrongly accused me of being late. THEN, I decided to record my lunch time on my own by sending the receptionist an email when I go to lunch and when I return. I reviewed the time sheet and it was off by 8 minutes. I printed the emails and gave them to management and told them my time sheet was wrong.

My point is: I am forced to constantly defend myself here after being wrongly accused at least twice and then threatened to be terminated for something I didn't even do. I am in a constant stressful, hostile environment here. Can this be means for legal action?

thanks!

Suzan


Asked on 11/26/03, 1:07 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Ridiculous, but falsely accused

No, if you're working in an employment at will jurisdiction such as the Commonwealth of Virginia, without a contract or collective bargaining agreement to protect you against summary actions by the employer that do not involve federal anti-discrimination laws.

In other words, unless the employer's adverse action(s) against you involve one of the special categories protected by federal law, the employer is free to dismiss you for almost any reason, whether real or merely pretextual.

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Answered on 11/26/03, 2:34 pm


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