Termination due to website comment

[NCGLAM]

What is the name of your state? New York
Im asking on behalf of a friend that is having a work-related issue. She has a website on a local gathering site (myspace.com) and she wrote on her blog that she thought one of her co-workers (not a superior) should just 'kill himself' for making harassment comments to her other fellow co-worker. A supervisor at work got wind of the comment and pulled up the site at work, showing her manager. The supervisor who had pulled it up told her that she would be written up or fired for her remarks. Is this illegal? I told her I didn't think it was illegal only because she never signed a contract to work with them, her employment is 'at-will', BUT she was basing her opinion off of something that was dealing with workplace harassment? Any takers?

 

[NCGLAM]

Can a boss threaten to fire you?

And can a boss threaten to fire you continuously? Or is that considered harassment?

 

[cbg]

Yes, she can be fired for that reason and no, it is not illegal harassment for the boss to threaten to fire you continually. It's probably not good management technique, but nothing in the law limits the number of times a boss can threaten to fire you.

 

[ENASNI]

um wrong

Yes, she can be fired for that reason and no, it is not illegal harassment for the boss to threaten to fire you continually. It's probably not good management technique, but nothing in the law limits the number of times a boss can threaten to fire you.

cbg, I hate to tell you honey, you are finally wrong. They can only threaten to fire you until they actually do.


Hee hee.

 

[cbg]

Okay, wise guy, you want to show me the law that says they can't threaten to fire them AFTER they've already been fired?

Granted it would be pointless, but I've never seen a law that makes it illegal.

 

[ENASNI]

Okay, wise guy, you want to show me the law that says they can't threaten to fire them AFTER they've already been fired?

Granted it would be pointless, but I've never seen a law that makes it illegal.

Otay, you got me.

 

[cbg]

Love ya anyway, darlin'.

 

[ENASNI]

Love ya anyway, darlin'.

Ditto Kiddo!