My employer has required me to sign a statement about sexual harassment/discrimination?

Question

The form is a written warning issues to all employees who work here received one. It states that my behavior must be modified or I will be fired. This came about from some incident that occurred while I was not there. It also states I was spoken with in person on a specific date. I was never spoken too; in fact I was not even in the city as I was out on my honeymoon. We must sign they say or we are fired. Can they do this? Advice?

Answer 1

DO NOT SIGN!

For details about what to do, read Tip # 9 at
http://www.bigbadboss.com/MoreTips.html

Answer 2

One of the SevenTests for Just Cause is:
"Did the Company, before administering discipline to an employee, make an effort to discover whether or not the employee in fact violate or disobey a rule or order of management?

Obviously not. Management in this case is using a "broad brush" approach, shining the light of suspicion on all employees, yet without any evidence as to whom the perpetrator is/was.

Responsible management has an ethical and moral obligation as well as a duty to treat employees in good faith and with fair dealing. In this situation, clearly, they have abdicated their role in favor of a knee-jerk reaction, which could come back to haunt them, at least in lowered morale, and at worse in an "unlawful termination" lawsuit.

Answer 3

Maybe call your State Labor Relations Board? Also the ACLU. Unless you happen to have a trusted attorney.

Answer 4

You should definately address is and make sure it can be documented that you were not involved. There are a lot of people who are having problems with this kind of thing.

Answer 5

Your being set up for dismissal. If you can't dispute the claim I would get a new job. Its called "attrition".