what are our rights if wrongfully termed from job?

Question

Is it legal for a company in Texas to fire someone without any reason or steps followed (ie.: verbal, counseling, written up, etc..) ? And, not having any paperwork at time of termination, to sign?
Thanks..

Answer 1

If Texas is a "right to work state" like Virginia then yes. Either party can terminate the job agree without cause or notice.

However if you feel the term was wrongful , make it clear to them that is your position and anything negative in feedback to another employer will be dealt with in court.

If however Texas is not a "right to work state" or you are a state worker then you have other options. For non state workers check your Employment commision website, for state workers you had a worker rep. find that person.

Answer 2

Wrongful termination is a term used in civil court when a company terminates you for something they cannot legally terminate you for. That means that your state has to have some sort of law about it. There should be an agency in your state like a state labor commission, or a department of labor that can tell you more about it. My wife was fired from a bank in California because she got pregnant. The branch owner had problems with a previous employee who got pregnant and was going to the doctor all the time, so when my wife got pregnant they fired her. Well in California pregnancy discrimination is illegal, so we had a case. Most attorneys will give you a free consultation and will tell you if you have a case or not.

Answer 3

No, you can fire someone for any non-discriminatory reason or no reason at all.

Did you have any form of an employment contract or union contract?

Did your employer say, do, or write anything that gave you any reason to believe that your job was for a certain time period or that they would follow certain steps before firing you?

If you answered no to both of those questions, you're screwed.