I recently (2 months ago)... started working at this small boutique. I was friendly to everyone but i could sense something was really strange with the way they were towards me. I never had to sign any papers at the begining and was told how it was important to be at work when I am supposed to work. I was a good worker and did everything I was supposed to do. I was also kind of lost because nobody really tried to help me out that much. Then I started getting calls like I couldn't come in bc it was to slow. Yet other girls were on the schedule and worked alot. The owner wouldn't even call me herself and tell me I couldn't work. I finally worked one day and was again trying to get along with the people I was working with but they were being really short. I got a call after work that I was fired for it being so slow. I called the owner bc it was some girl who had to tell me not even the owner. She told me that there were complaints and that it wasn't her decision to fire me. could i sue?
2007-11-18 11:44:24 · 8 answers · asked by ashley 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Im from california. I also know that I was not always given a 30 minute lunch break everytime I worked more then 5 hours. Also I never signed anything. No taxes were taken from my wages ever. Also They talked very mean about everyone that walked in the store. Also i witnessed a little girl working there that was 12 years old. which I believe it against labor laws? Also the store is not too slow i know its not i've seen it get busy. She drives a g-wagon. I've worked with tons of girls before and never in my life had been treated so mean by a work. I guess maybe because it is so small?
2007-11-18 12:05:15 · update #1
Also there were people that worked there with their cell phones out and making personal calls. There were girls there that opened the store late. I feel like I was the new one and actually was a better worker then them. They would leave the store sometimes when they were supposed to be working to go get food or drinks. Also Sometimes they made me do their work for them that I didn't even get paid for (they were paid more then me to do the job).
2007-11-18 12:11:02 · update #2
you can contact your states labor board
you have not stated what state you are in and that may make a difference but they can give you all the information you need.
what do you hope to gain by suing?
lost wages, get your job back, emotional distress, punitive damages?
generally the threat of litigation does very little to help resolve the situation. just let your labor board help you out.
EDIT:
go to the labor board!
it is not illegal for 12 year olds to work if they are working for their parent, which you did not state. poor job performance by other employees has nothing to do with your claim that is ownership/managements problems to deal with as they see fit. i do not know California law in detail but a lot of states only require breaks for minors. those that require breaks only require 30 minutes if break is unpaid so see your labor board for the answers.
website for California dept of labor enforcement:
www.labor.ca.gov
2007-11-18 11:53:58 · answer #1 · answered by michr 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know what state you are in but North Carolina is a free hire free fire state. That means you don't have to be in a union to get a job and either you or your employeer can terminate the employment at any time for any reason. The only way you can sue is if you can prove you were fired because of a legally protected characteristic such as age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or national heretage. That is hard to prove even when you know that is why you were fired. If you were told you were fired for being slow you would have to prove that was not the reason but rather one of those protected characteristics. I don't think it is a fight you will win. I'd just start looking for a new job and pretend you didn't have that one because it doesn't sound like you were there long or that they would give you a good reference.
2007-11-18 11:52:26 · answer #2 · answered by jennysmith0214 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sue for what? You want you job back? Unless you had a contract or belong to a union, they fired you, and have every right to do so. The only think they are guilty of is BAD MANNERS, and that is not an actionable offense... sorry, good luck to you!!
2007-11-18 11:51:06 · answer #3 · answered by A W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wager as a mother I might by and large simply take the laptop and different priveleges clear of you till you earned them via pitching in as a facet of your loved ones neighborhood. I've performed it. To inform my child they needed to transfer out at 14 might be in the event that they weren't going to college and drug/ alcohol use and being enormously uncooperative. I might ask for support from knowledgeable informed proffessionals corresponding to counselors. With predicament for you I might like to mention that taking such an oppositional stance and being so uncooperate due to the fact that (am I proper?) you suppose your moms and dads are trapped into offering some thing you desire it doesn't matter what you do is a false impression with a view to harm you. It will harm you, your relationships, your possess self appreciate. And it's hostage taking. Those are matters you earn via taking an lively function for your existence and contributing. What I comprehend that you're pronouncing is I am now not liable for myself or my movements, my moms and dads are. I simply fear that you're in for plenty of grief and discomfort. I desire you to grasp that I am now not siding together with your moms and dads, I suppose that's simply flawed to deliver that type of an ultimatum to a child. When I used to be sixteen I lived in a tent for three months, then on once more off once more used to be as a rule on my possess. (I am in my forty's now) It used to be quite a complex opening to being on my possess. I found out slowly and painfully approximately accountability and cleansing my apartment, being profitable for meals and a apartment. I might have performed the ones matters at house additionally nevertheless it used to be a alternative because of an abusive alcoholic in my loved ones that I selected to be clear of. It used to be difficult however I suppose I made the proper alternative, even tho at this factor in my existence our loved ones is all blank and sober and getting alongside. So understand that you're creating a alternative for your possess- proper or flawed well or dangerous to depart your apartment alternatively than do chores. That's it in a nutshell. Any you could sue any individual else for any intent nevertheless it takes both cash or an overly inclined legal professional to do it at no cost. And simply sueing any individual doesn't suggest you'll be able to win. I desire you success sweetie!
2016-09-05 08:31:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, you could.
The remedy would be for the court to order them to re-hire you.
Do you want to spend money on a lawyer to get a job back where the other people really don't want you there? Seems easier to find a new job...
2007-11-18 11:51:59 · answer #5 · answered by Citicop 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You did not meet their requirements so they fired you. It would be easier to get another job.
2007-11-18 11:55:33 · answer #6 · answered by mnwomen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The termination was illegal because there was no notice of the reason why you were dismissed and there was due process that was observed since you must be required to answer the offense which was the ground for termination.
2007-11-18 11:51:31 · answer #7 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Not from what you've presented.
2007-11-18 11:52:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋