Should I fight this
Was fired because I left the job not telling the management after being belittled by my boss in front of other employee's. He used foul language and I got flustered and went home to get my composure back. I couldn't face customer's after what he had done. When I came back the next day I was fired on the spot. The head boss sat in his office and heard everything but did nothing about it. He did say the matter was handled in a poor manner.
2 answers | asked May 9, 2011 8:49 PM [EST] in Wrongful discharge | applies to IowaAnswers (2)
Iowa is an at will employment state and you can be fired for any reason or for no reason. The exceptions are if your discharge was related to some forbidden factor. In Iowa race color religion ethnicity age sex sexual orientation disability are the forbidden factors. You must be able to prove that other without that characteristic were treated more favorably. R
posted by Roxanne Conlin | May 11, 2011 2:35 PM [EST]
posted by Roxanne Conlin | May 11, 2011 2:35 PM [EST]
Unfortunately, there's no employment law protecting employees against bosses who belittle them. However, if you can prove that your boss mistreated you because of some protected characteristics (i.e. medical condition, age, race, national origin, religion etc) you can fight the wrongful termination. This is especially true if you can prove that other employees have left work without permission and were not terminated upon return.
posted by Trang Tran | May 10, 2011 3:27 PM [EST]
posted by Trang Tran | May 10, 2011 3:27 PM [EST]
