Can I be terminated if i have never been written up?
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Depends on your employment agreement, and whether you are a public or private sector employee.  If it is an "at-will" agreement, in the private sector, you can indeed be fired without cause.  You may want to consult a labor attorney, as some facets of the law vary by state.
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It depends on the circumstances. However, you cannot be fired or terminated for time missed that was covered by FMLA. If you happen to miss time once the FMLA has expired, or if you are even 6 minutes late, they can terminate you for that. FMLA is a priviledge and a right that you have available to you any time you are ill. If you are terminated because of the time missed, you can file a grievance, and once it goes through arbitration, you can be compensated for all the time you were off from the starting date of your termination. \n\nI worked at Verizon, and they tried to pull this on many of their employees. They didn't get very far. Good luck!
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Of course it is still on your criminal record so it will follow you for life.  But on applications or anything like that don't leave it off when it asks if you've been convicted of a crime.  If you don't put it on there and a company hires you they can fire you if they find out.  Just be honest and if they ask, explain the situation.
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Employment terminated for personal reasons. \n\nAnd your previous employer can say anything they want, depending on policy. But most times, they will only tell what is asked, which is almost always just time of hire and time of termination.
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Unless your illness falls under a disability covered under the American with Disabilities Act, I think you are out of luck absent some employment contract.  Since I doubt you have a contract for employment, your employment is at will, therefore you can be fired (or you can quit) at anytime. Good luck.
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Lol I think some of the previous responses are hilarious.  No the employer cannot say anything derogatory against you that would be grounds for a defamatory/slander lawsuit.  Companies are allowed to give your dates of employment, your salary, your position, your current employment status, and how you were termed (which most jobs do not volunteer).  Regarding how you were termed if they decide to divulge this information it can be one of two responses generally: voluntarily left position,  terminated.  They cannot volunteer your "life story" i.e. she bitch slapped a manager then she set the office on fire so we had to can her ass.  That's just not going to happen.
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had you been doing your job properly....... you would not have gotten fired
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Check stubs, W-2s, or signed letter from you former boss on letterhead if possible.  If you got paid under the table and got fired under poor circumstances.... then it will be difficult to prove.
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If you were written up and given a final warning, that means you have had other disciplinary action. If not, then it is your first warning and you can not be fired. You also need to look at your own behavior.\nYou start off by saying you were improperly disciplined by an administrator then complain about the other person involved not getting in trouble and you admit to "yelling". It doesn't matter what is happening to the other person, this is about you, your job and your behavior. "Yelling" at another person in any setting is wrong, you are a professional, in a professional setting  and expected to behave in a professional manner. You have the right to respond to the reprimand and that response will be placed in your file as well. You also need to advise the union rep of your situation and how you feel. You say this person is abusive to you, if so, you need to move to another department or floor. You need to be proactive about your situation, take care of yourself and if it means getting away from a person that is abusing you, do it.\nAs nurses, a lot is expected of us and pressure can be difficult. \nIf you can't figure out a way to get along with the person, move on or you could damage your reputation. Pointing the finger and hoping someone else will agree with you doesn't work. If this person is mean, that fact will show itself sooner or later and you can't let it effect you!
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they can't fire you for an on the job injury regardless of how long you have been there, not only would you get unemployment if they did, but you would have a very strong case for a wrongfull termination lawsuit, in addition you sould seek punitive damages for the injury itself.
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Hello,\n\nThis situation is now rather ambigious (unclear) because normally if you have a written contact of employment, it would state clearly the amount of time required to terminate the contract with the employer. But if you've no written contract then your on thin ice as it where!. You only have the employers word for it, & of course an employer can make up the rules as they go along if that suits them? (yes! it can be very tricky).\n\nIf you've now completed your notice period of six weeks, your fully within your rights to leave immediately and without having to give yet further notice to end the employment.\n\n**The employer sounds like they made you a "verbal offer" of a better salary ( a carrott to make you stay on!!) or job promotion. However, if the verbal offer hasnt materialised or was broken i.e. not kept too! or apears to be just an empty promiss. Again your within your legal rights to leave, you havent broken any emplyment laws here as far as I can see.\n\n**I woudnt believe a word of anything offered further as an incentive to stay. i.e  the employer or manager is NOT to be trusted if they dont deliver on any promises made. Sadly you can only go by the past track record of how they have behaved towards you.\n\nHope that might be of use? IR
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I'm not sure if you mean YOU are moving out of state or if the COMPANY is moving out of state.  If the company is moving I  would check with your companies HR department then check your rights on your states unemployment website.  They will give you the run down of what classifies as justifiable termination of employment.  I was working for a non profit agency through a local hospital and when I decided to leave because the non profit was going out of business and their were no other jobs I qualified for at the hospital they would not give me UE.  I probably should have let them fire me, however I did not want that to be hanging over my head with potential employers.
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Don't sign anything. If they give you a write up sheet or something like it. Don't sign it. You have a case for sure. \n\n\nUnfortunately, they can terminate you regardless. However, after wards you have options. After the fact, the situation favors you, it appears to be an overreaction on their part. Legal action or unemployment would probably swing your way, assuming you haven't signed anything that could be perceived as an admission of wrongdoing.\n\nIf they do terminate you, contact: Unemployment, the Better Business Bureau (or your states equivalent), and a lawyer if you'd like.
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Yes, they have the right to ask any questions related specifically to your job history and reasons for leaving past jobs.  They may ask a previous employer why they fired someone.\n\nSee the article below for a list of the things employers cannot ask:
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If you don't file an answer and otherwise defend yourself, they win and you get a civil judgement against you.  That could include a court order to shut you down.  If you have no assets they could sieze, they could still garnish your future wages.  It also doesn't look really good on your record if you later try to do business with someone and they look it up.
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No, not discrimination. Not only did you fail the required background check, you were also late. You did not say if you listed your convictions on your form, but it really does not change anything to help you.\n\n(Added 5/11)\nNever said you were worthless, yes people do change. 7 years after your conviction all is gone. For simplicity sake, when I say “terminate your employment” in my discussion below, you could also substitute “have your employment offer withdrawn”. Your big question is do you have a case for discrimination. The answer is no for several reasons:\n1. Employers have the right to perform background checks at any time during your employment.\n2. Employers have the specific right to make hiring and firing decisions based on background checks. They are not required to wait for the results of a pre-employment background check to make an employment offer.\n3. Employment offers are not normally binding on the employer. If you received a written offer letter you will see all of the outs they give themselves. If you received the offer verbally, it is never binding.\n4. Your employment is "At Will". You do not have an enforceable employment contract with them; they can terminate your employment "at will"\n5. Discrimination only applies to protected classes or to specific characteristics. If your employment was terminated because of your race, sex, etc you would have a discrimination case. Criminal background is specifically excluded from employment discrimination.\n6. You still have not addressed what you said about your criminal background on your application. If you lied on your application they could terminate your employment simply for that.\n7. Even thought they called you before you arrived and so therefore you were not yet technically late, they could terminate your employment for telling them you would be late on your first day. In most jobs attendance is a big issue. They want employees they know they can count on to be there when scheduled. On your first day you told them they can’t count on you. I have seen a number of people fired for this issue alone.
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It sounds like your story has more to it than what is presented. I hope that you were not filing a FMLA claim, in an attempt to avoid being fired. Many people commit FMLA abuse by filing a FMLA intermittent leave, to avoid being fired or merely quitting. This is illegal!