Do they need a performance reason for firing me?
What if your employer hires your replacement and then tells you they want you to find another job, [but] it’s not based on performance? [...]
About Ann Kiernan
Ann Kiernan has litigated claims of wrongful discharge and discrimination before state and federal courts and administrative matters before the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, representing both employers and employees. Ms. Kiernan co-hosted The Employee Rights Forum, a weekly radio call-in show reaching up to a half-million listeners in the New York metropolitan area, and her articles on employment law have been published in many books and magazines. Both as a firm partner and as a director, Ms. Kiernan gained solid experience in management and human resources compliance. She has worked with Fair Measures since 1997.Does a department supervisor have the right to demand that you show him an email you’re typing to HR, or to tell you not to send it?
Posted 05-10-2013 Ann Kiernan replies: No. Managers do not have the right to interfere with employee access to Human Resources, or to the company hotline, compliance [...]
Can I tell an employee’s mother what date her son was fired?
I have an employee who is over 18, but lied to his parents about still being employed with us after he was let go. His [...]
Black man can’t get a raise for three years. What can I do?
I work for a well-known taxi company as a dispatcher. I also have been asked to take care of the new accounts that come in, [...]
Can my employer be held liable for my affair?
My company distributed my cell phone number to all employees. The cell phone was registered in my fiancée’s name at the time. I had an [...]
Is it legal for my employer to give my tax information to my spouse?
Is it legal for my previous employee to give my tax information without my permission to my spouse who is currently employed there? Posted 04-09-2013 Ann [...]
How should HR handle a gun threat?
A co-worker in a management position said out loud in our lobby, in front of another employee and a waiting customer: "If you have a [...]
Can my employer tell my co-workers when and if my check is being garnished?
Posted 02-05-2013 Ann Kiernan replies: If a creditor gets a judgment against an employee (for example, for credit card debt, child support, overdue taxes, or delinquent [...]
How do I tell my employee that he should take English lessons?
How do I tell my employee that he should take English lessons without having a problem with HR? This is part of his yearly appraisal. [...]
Do I have to give an employee a reason for termination?
Posted 12-12-2012 Ann Kiernan replies: As a legal matter, no, in most states. However, there are a few, such as Minnesota, which give workers the right [...]