90 day probationary period?

Originally Posted by sunlover Rules!? "At will" allows both employer or employee to end relationship at anytime without warnng or cause. The exception is when the termination violates a law, cba or employment contract!

oh sorry, i was reading Wikipedia and it said that there are Statutory exceptions. one of those exceptions is not following the companies own termination procedures.. is this wrong or something? this is why i came here lol. not everything on Wikipedia is true so i figured i'd ask first ^_~

Originally Posted by Unregistered oh sorry, i was reading Wikipedia and it said that there are Statutory exceptions. one of those exceptions is not following the companies own termination procedures.. is this wrong or something? this is why i came here lol. not everything on Wikipedia is true so i figured i'd ask first ^_~

here is the site i was looking at. the last rule under Statutory Exceptions..

At-will employment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[sunlover]

wikipedia (read discliamer) is not an authority website. "Anyone" can place info on there. I have done so myself (not on this topic). You "might" have a suit if the compnay did not follow its own termination policy but that willtake a year or more to end. Do you have that time? Will your Attorney work on contingency? "At will" is very simple. It gives both employee and employer free reign to end relationship without conditions. The excceptions (as stated) as if said firing violates law, cba or, employment contract. Let me help you some more go to Labor Law Talk - Employment, Business, Family, Tax, Real Estate, Criminal Laws find the moderator cbg she is an expert on HR issues. She will tell you samething I have. Furthermore that site is basically for labor law issues so you can get informed answers there

Originally Posted by sunlover wikipedia (read discliamer) is not an authority website. "Anyone" can place info on there. I have done so myself (not on this topic). You "might" have a suit if the compnay did not follow its own termination policy but that willtake a year or more to end. Do you have that time? Will your Attorney work on contingency? "At will" is very simple. It gives both employee and employer free reign to end relationship without conditions. The excceptions (as stated) as if said firing violates law, cba or, employment contract. Let me help you some more go to Labor Law Talk - Employment, Business, Family, Tax, Real Estate, Criminal Laws find the moderator cbg she is an expert on HR issues. She will tell you samething I have. Furthermore that site is basically for labor law issues so you can get informed answers there

i realize that wikipedia isnt always correct... i stated that in my last comment. that is the reason i came here to ask questions. I understand it could take years to end. i want something to be done about this i'm not the first person at the store to be treated this way, it happens a LOT here. is there a reason why you are trying so hard to convince me not to do anything about this? i take it you think i dont have a chance in winning this case right? if thats so just spit it out silly. i'd appreciate it if you posted your reasoning with it though so i can research it.

To make it clear for you, you can try to sue them, but you will not win. Suing costs money, and if you are currently wondering how you are going to pay your rent, it's unclear how you are going to come up with money to sue a huge conglomerate such as Wal-Mart, if that is who you are referring to as your former employer.

Employers and employees can terminate at will for any or no reason. Unless the company violated the EOE laws (i.e. religion, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, gender) then you have no legal grounds to sue. You could have quit for any or no reason, and they can fire for any or no reason. It doesn't get much simpler.

You may try calling your State's Department of Labor board for even simpler explanation. They will inform you of the same. If you are still not satisfied with the answer, call an attorney who specializes in Employment Law.

Sometimes life isn't fair, kiddo. Move on and look for employment opportunities elsewhere instead of harping on this one incident in life that most of us go through at least once in our lifetime. It sucks but it's not illegal. Suck it up.

Originally Posted by Unregistered To make it clear for you, you can try to sue them, but you will not win. Suing costs money, and if you are currently wondering how you are going to pay your rent, it's unclear how you are going to come up with money to sue a huge conglomerate such as Wal-Mart, if that is who you are referring to as your former employer. Employers and employees can terminate at will for any or no reason. Unless the company violated the EOE laws (i.e. religion, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, gender) then you have no legal grounds to sue. You could have quit for any or no reason, and they can fire for any or no reason. It doesn't get much simpler. You may try calling your State's Department of Labor board for even simpler explanation. They will inform you of the same. If you are still not satisfied with the answer, call an attorney who specializes in Employment Law. Sometimes life isn't fair, kiddo. Move on and look for employment opportunities elsewhere instead of harping on this one incident in life that most of us go through at least once in our lifetime. It sucks but it's not illegal. Suck it up.

wow, you talk as if i'm not looking for work. i found a job already. and obviously you didnt read my posts because i didnt "harp" about anything. i simply asked for advice and noone could disprove my theory except saying "you wont win". and yes most people go through this every now and then. but sadly they don't do anything so the companies keep doing it to others. and actually from what i've gathered a lot of lawyers do the "take payment if you win" deal. in fact one of my old roommates is doing that right now with her lawyer. also you keep saying "fire for any reason" but you keep leaving out the part about them not following their own firing procedures. i've seen the rule in 4 or 5 sites already so saying "Wikipedia doesn't have the right info always" is a lame excuse. now if you can reply with the resources for me to look at so i can stop asking i would be really appreciative, otherwise i have to say you sound like you work for wal-mart ^_~

Again, if you do not like the advice offered here, or you wish to have "resources" cited for you, simply call your local Department of Labor. Again, if that fails to satisfy you, call an attorney who specializes in Employment Law. There really isn't much else to say.