What are my rights as an employee?
455600
You have the right to get fired, moved sideways or downsized. Treating a building for mould probably isn't cheap. Watch your back.
1085079
you could talk about the progression of employee rights in the work place and reference the beginning of workers unions.  Or you could compare the rights of entry level positions to the rights of those in corporate or more professional postions.
216372
I can't answer as to the legality of your situation because I don't know what state you live/work in. But in general, this would not be legal unless there were extenuating circumstances. If you are required to clock in/out and have those records available to you, and you can prove your case, I'd file a complaint with the Labor Relations Board in your state, if you have one (which I'm sure you would). In the end, though, you might lose your job, but then you'll have a valid reason for unemployment benefits. If it turns out to be a discrimination case, you might be able to sue and not have to work again... (well, I'm not really being serious about that one).
940493
Perfectly legal. You should watch the news more! If you are being paid to work for that company, work. Do not access anything personal except at lunch or breaktime.Our company also checks to make sure no one is going on naughty websites and can tell you what has been erased even! You can come in early or stay late for personal things, if you have no other choice. They are not interested in your bank account-only of you were paying bills on company time.
837655
You have a right to be free of fear and bullying at work.  If your boss chides you for under performance and does so in a professional manner, then he is entitled to do so.  Before doing that, he should ensure that you are fully trained in your duties and aware of what is required from you.  \n\nIf he is contravening the company's accepted behaviour patterns towards you then you should raise a grievance using your company's procedures.\n\nYou can get a lot of help by being a trade union member, go to www.usdaw.org.uk for information relating to shop workers and their rights.
469980
There is no law that states they can not fire you over the phone. I would ask them, of course, why you are being fired. And find out when you can expect your final check and what monies will be included in your final check (unused vacation, sick, etc.). I would also find out when you can expect your COBRA, 401(k) paperwork. I would also ask them if they plan to contenst any unemployment claims that you make with the state. And what their employment verification policy is. Most companies only give title, dates of employment and salary if a potential future employer calls them for a reference. I would confirm that this is their policy. \n\nIf you feel you are being fired wrongfully, I would request a copy of your personnel file and contact an attorney.
412172
By all means yes you do. And i also think if a person gets fired u also have the right to know why. My friend got fired today, and the only thing she got was. We are letting you go. It's best for the company.
101844
Absolutely! its written in the law. Even if you are still working there, at anytime, you can ask to see your employee file from Human Resources, and ask for corrections from any mistakes. They cannot fire you because you wanted to see your file. If they do, contact a lawyer. Good Luck.
320561
You have the right to a copy of anything you signed (as a condition of employment). You have a right to view your personnel file(Take an inventory of everything in it). It's supposed to be in your persnnell file.
872502
Your employer cannot take adverse action against you for reporting workplace harassment, it's illegal and would, as another respondent pointed out, give you the right to file suit against them. So don't worry about getting fired.  As for transferring you against your will, I'm not sure, it would depend on both state law and the specifics of the case and the positions involved.  \n\nYour state will have some sort of board to which you could take complaints regarding workplace harassment.  You should probably give your employer the chance to handle it before you file a formal complaint, but go ahead and contact that body to find out what your exact rights and your employer's responsibilities are under state law.  Check with your state's department of labor, to find out who exactly where to go.  You could also contact your state legislator to find out where to go for information.\n\nBe professional and patient, your employer should have procedures in place for dealing with incidents like this, but they'll need to investigate and develop their own paper trail before they can take action.  Be sure to keep track of who you meet with and notes on what they say about the situation and the process involved.\n\nHopefully your employer handles this appropriately and will be able to take action against the person who wronged you.  Best of luck to you in getting this resolved quickly.
663917
http://www.baywalk.com/legal/library/employee_privacy_rights.htm\nhttp://www.expertlaw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2168\nhttp://www.cciw.com/content/employee_rights.html\nhttp://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/employees-privacy-rights.html\nhttp://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/efte/employee_privacy_rights_and_identity_theft.html\nhttp://abcnews.go.com/Business/CornerOffice/story?id=87889&page=1
1132123
That I have my rights but I also have my duties
662238
Go to your states labor laws website, usually under Dept of employment security. With your state name plus a ".state" or a ".gov"
372966
You have a right to some information pertaining to your employment e.g. employee reviews, warnings, drug testing, salary adjustments, personal information etc. You do not necessarily have the same rights with regard to compalints made about you by another employee and so forth since the company is also duty bound to protect the identity of the other employee.
490146
take up this issue with ur representative and the govt.\nagitate 4 ur rights.
681149
This is the website for Right to Work States in the US: http://www.nrtw.org/rtws.htm\n\nIf there is a problem, I suggest that you contact the US Department of Labor at http://www.dol.gov/ \n\nIf the state statutes allow, you can file a Wrongful Termination Lawsuit. You may also want to contact the NH Bar Association for an attorney that handles Employment Law. \n\nGood Luck!
1119906
Were they aware of your hearing problem?  Did you request accommodations from them to make it easier for you?\n\nSadly, most jobs today are considered employment-at-will.  This means the employer can fire you at any time, for any reason, or even no reason at all, with or without giving notice.\n\nThe only wrongful terminations I know of are due to (1) discrimination, or (2) sexual harassment.  You will need some convincing proof that one of these two conditions apply for you to have a legal recourse to your firing.\n\nThe first thing I would do is request a copy of your employee file from your employer.  Examine it and see if there are any problems or false information in there.  Second, speak to a lawyer.  The laws differ from state to state, so you might have a case that's valid.  See what he/she advises for you.\n\nGood luck.