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by turkee56 on August 26th, 2010

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i was fired for something and they never had any employee handbooks when i was hired.

can they fire you or terminate you and never got a warning and no handbook?.they try to make their own rules. never called to the office and say this needs to be addressed.

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  • by Thriftymaid on August 26th, 2010

    Thriftymaid

    You say no handbook when you were hired. Was a handbook distributed to employees after you were hired? Were you ever given one or did you have access to one? If you truly were fired and were given a "cause of dismissal" that was an infraction stated in an employee handbook which you had no access to, you may have been wrongfully terminated, regardless of whether your state is employment at will or even if you worked under a contract. Discuss with an attorney in your state. This is not legal advice, just my opinion. (but an educated one)

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  • by craigman40 on August 28th, 2010

    craigman40

    Employers do Not need a reason to fire an employee .. it's life

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  • by iwnit on August 26th, 2010

    iwnit

    "The employment "at will" doctrine means that an employee who does not have an employment contract for a specific duration can be discharged for any reason or no reason at all. "At will" is justified as a two way street. It permits either the employee or the employer to sever the employment relationship without incurring liability. Many employers use employee handbooks to communicate policy. In circumstances where the handbook specifies discipline and discharge processes the handbook may be deemed an enforceable contract and modify the "at will" doctrine."
    Source and further information:
    http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1TOL/is_12/ai_n25019015/

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  • by Anonymous on August 26th, 2010

    Anonymous

    Yeah, they don't need to do any of that.

    What did they fire you for?

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  • by Rick L from WP on August 26th, 2010

    Rick L from WP

    You can be fired for any reason at any time as long as it isn't related to race or creed.

    You need to explain what your were accused of before one can post a rational answer to your question.
    For instance, most employee hand books don't say anything about pissing on the secretary, but anyone with common sense would know that.

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  • by Spicy Hot on August 26th, 2010

    Spicy Hot

    Employee handbooks are not a legal requirement. It is their company they can run it anyway the like. You did not say what you got fired for?

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  • by ConservativelyLiberal on August 26th, 2010

    ConservativelyLiberal

    You're more than likely an at-will employee, so they can fire you for being on time, if they chose to.

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