Legal Question reagrding employers!!?
If a employer leaks information about a employee are they held accountable for that information that was leaked? A supervisor told a non employee that someone was going to get fired and in turn the non employee told the person that was going to get fired. What can the person that was going to get fired do? and does that fall under the Privacy Act. I went to a lawyer about this and they said they couldnt do anythign about it and that the Privacy act has nothing to do with it.
2006-11-21 03:38:07 · 8 answers · asked by Chad S 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
had you been doing your job properly....... you would not have gotten fired
2006-11-21 03:46:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Privacy Act has nothing to do with a scenario such as that. That may or may not fall under that particular company's policies - but certainly a supervisor telling an employee that another is going to be fired...is just that supervisors own discretion. If someone is going to be fired...it's not a big secret..and nothing that any company has to be "private" about, unless their own policy states that the supervisor cannot disclose that information until the employee has been spoken to first. Again that's company policy...not a law. When someone is fired from a job that becomes "public knowledge". ANYone who wants to hire him going forward can always call that employer he was fired from - and it's they must disclose that he was fired and why. Nobody is "Protected" from being disclosed that they were fired..and a supervisor can tell all or anyone they want to (even if it is bad taste) unless that company itself prohibits them from doing so.
2006-11-21 03:52:50 · answer #2 · answered by svmainus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you could actually get fired now that its been leaked out. I think you should confront the supervisor and say that you heard you were going to get fired. He/she should be able to tell you why he/she was thinking of doing it, and perhaps tell you what you need to do to improve the situation.
2006-11-21 03:43:43 · answer #3 · answered by Jess 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
heresy evidence...
perhaps if it is documented, like in an email communication that would be ideal. Check the website for your state's Department of Labor or check the statues of your state on their website. The attorney who you consulted with is most likely correct. However, if employment law isn't their specialty, seek out another attorney who specializes in employment law.
What are your damages?
if I heard I was going to get fired, it would give me time to redo my resume and get it posted on www.monster.com
where one door closes, another one opens
2006-11-21 03:53:47 · answer #4 · answered by Ms. Balls 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no law to prevent you from speaking to someone, right? So if you had an employee, you couldn't tell your friend about him? Or that you wanted to fire him? For example?
2006-11-21 03:45:53 · answer #5 · answered by mrdanman@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the lawyer says nothing can be done, go with that.
employers can fire a person for any reason in our state.
they should be held accountable, but to lawyers this is a minor infraction, not worthy of their time.
2006-11-21 03:51:57 · answer #6 · answered by nwnativeprincess 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Overtime is not a law in some states. Time and a half could be a benefit depending on where you live. If your state has a overtime law then he has to pay you overtime
2016-03-29 04:16:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
really there is nothing you can do but look for a job.....What are you being fired for because if it's something stupid or wrong you can get unemployment. Hope this helped.
2006-11-21 03:41:51 · answer #8 · answered by kim806 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋