At-Will doesn’t apply here. He acted against company policy and escalated a simple shrink issue into a violent incident.
It wasn’t even the deterrence. That may have been a slap on the wrist, but grabbing onto the product and grappling with the thief was absolutely a termination event.
At will is a bullshit shield used to deflect legitimate labor issues. You need to talk to a lawyer like now.
While I agree with the sentiment, I don’t know that a lawyer is going to help.
At will states need to repeal that legislation, but until they do, they are at will states.
Or maybe I am seamlessly substituting “at will” for “right to work” and OP is not in a “right to work” state.
At-Will doesn’t apply here. He acted against company policy and escalated a simple shrink issue into a violent incident.
It wasn’t even the deterrence. That may have been a slap on the wrist, but grabbing onto the product and grappling with the thief was absolutely a termination event.
OP was fired with cause.
What else can I say.
You right.