Wrongful termimation

[polo1970]

Employee was wrongfully written up .. reason...non-performance by a manager who was newly employed. The new manager quit after being on the job for 3 wks. In the disciplinary action, the employee was given one month from the date of the write-up to correct a technical issue or the employee will be fired. The correction of the technical issue was contingent on Management purchasing equipment that will be used to resolve the technical issue. Two months after the disciplinary notice, the employee's management failed to purchase the equipment. The employee was terminated...the HR manager sited 'at-will' clause and non-performance. The new manager who wrote the disciplinary action did not sign the document before quitting. Employee never had prior disciplinary action and Management had never questioned her work. Please, is there a legal remedy here for the employee [wrongful termination]. Edit Report

[sunlover]

You need to Google "at will". It coveres your answer. Wrongful termination is a termination that violates law, cba or, employment contract. I see none of these in your post

[polo1970]

Thank you for the answer, but the question is this.....should the employee be terminated after the employer was not able to provide the employee with the resources needed to complete her project, which was the reason why she got a disciplinary action in the first place? Because at the time of termination, the employer had not provided the equipment needed for the completion of the project.

I googled and read 'at-will' clause.

Was the at-will clause, though stated in the employee's manual, not used as a 'ruse' to get the employee terminated? The employee was not a trouble-maker at the office.

[sunlover]

Once more "nothing illegal" was done in this termiantion! In order to have a successful wrongful termination there must be a violation of law, cba or, employment contract. The company is not even bound (by law) to follow its own employee handbook! You are free to consult an Attorney but he will likely tell you the same thing or ask for huge retainer with no guarantee of results