Men & ladies share same toilet in our temporary office. I, a black man, forgot to close the door twice while brushing my teeth. Incidentally a lady boss ( a director) opened the door to use it. She felt embarassed about this. She however threatened to fire me from my job because of the incidents.
Is this fair?
2007-10-18 15:07:12 · 5 answers · asked by Egyptian Prince 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No, she totally overreacted. But to be safe I would shut and lock the door from now on! Although I'm pretty sure you could fight that as wrongful dismissal.
2007-10-18 15:16:49 · answer #1 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely not fair. However, there are very few laws protecting employees, especially since most employees now make you sign a no-fault termination form upon being hired. My guess was if she would really do it, she would do so under the guise of some other reason.
2007-10-18 22:12:15 · answer #2 · answered by ethericat 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on where you live. for example, new york is an "at will" state so you can be terminated here for any reason whatsoever ( so long as you can't prove it was based on discrimination b/c of your sex, age, sexual orientation, religion, blah, blah, blah...). but seriously...lock the door.
2007-10-18 22:22:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but it's legal.
And what does being black have to do with anything.
2007-10-18 22:18:19 · answer #4 · answered by Truth 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, but you need to lock the door.
2007-10-18 22:13:11 · answer #5 · answered by fuzzykitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋