KASINOKID2
Junior Member
What is the name of your state?IL
I was a dealer and was terminated from a casino recently for taking a drink (Lets get this right-not alcoholic) from what is labeled a self service beverage station.The paperwork for my termination states that that survellance filmed me using the beverage station several times during that day and that I had previously been "coached"on the very same behavior 4 months previously and that my unwillingness to abide by the company policy in repeating the behavior that I was previously coached on and my current standing on the discipline ladder my employment will be separated immediately.The fact is this:I had worked for this casino for 2.5 years and have been taking sodas (Along with other coworkers)from the station since day one.It wasnt till I switched departments (Where my sister once worked and was vocal and not liked) that I was pulled aside and told that taking a drink from that soda station was not recommended.Well I dont recommend eating yellow snow but was never told "Do not take a drink from the station".I was taking cold medicine that day and the options were this:Get a drink from the drink station,take a drink from a water cooler (which the sanitation was discussed in meetings about),take advantage of a $1.50 bottle of pop (which is a double edged sword because as a cashier I was not allowed to carry cash on the casino floor),or take a legitly .25 mile walk downstairs on you 10 minute break to the beverage station downstairs(Which I dont feel is fair to on of my coworkers who had 2 hip replacements last year).I asked for a board of review requesting my job back in the old department (at a $20000/yr pay cut)because I felt that I was not welcome in that dept and had several commendations to support my reputation from the old department.I asked for the policy in writing and the only policy,which a review member showed me, was one that said I may not eat,drink, or smoke in front of the guest. I in fact brought the drink into the breakroom and drank it,which was in a private room secluded from the guests.My belief is that they were out to get me after I called a meeting with the director to talk about my treatment because some nasty things were said in front of me,the guests and my friends in the dept. and was at that point offered my job back in cashiering (Which I was told was more than happy to take my back,because hed already talked to the head of the dept.)at a $20000 a year pay cut or take the chance of convincing 8 supervisors (whom he listed on a chalkboard) that say my attitude sucks.Didnt suck in the other dept,but sucks here at $20000/yr more,huh?Took my chances (Because I couldnt afford the pay cut) and got fired,unemployment was denied because the drink station policy was a known and reasonable company rule.I still have not recieved any policy saying that it was a rule.Do I have legal right of action here for wrongful term because there is no policy against this?
I was a dealer and was terminated from a casino recently for taking a drink (Lets get this right-not alcoholic) from what is labeled a self service beverage station.The paperwork for my termination states that that survellance filmed me using the beverage station several times during that day and that I had previously been "coached"on the very same behavior 4 months previously and that my unwillingness to abide by the company policy in repeating the behavior that I was previously coached on and my current standing on the discipline ladder my employment will be separated immediately.The fact is this:I had worked for this casino for 2.5 years and have been taking sodas (Along with other coworkers)from the station since day one.It wasnt till I switched departments (Where my sister once worked and was vocal and not liked) that I was pulled aside and told that taking a drink from that soda station was not recommended.Well I dont recommend eating yellow snow but was never told "Do not take a drink from the station".I was taking cold medicine that day and the options were this:Get a drink from the drink station,take a drink from a water cooler (which the sanitation was discussed in meetings about),take advantage of a $1.50 bottle of pop (which is a double edged sword because as a cashier I was not allowed to carry cash on the casino floor),or take a legitly .25 mile walk downstairs on you 10 minute break to the beverage station downstairs(Which I dont feel is fair to on of my coworkers who had 2 hip replacements last year).I asked for a board of review requesting my job back in the old department (at a $20000/yr pay cut)because I felt that I was not welcome in that dept and had several commendations to support my reputation from the old department.I asked for the policy in writing and the only policy,which a review member showed me, was one that said I may not eat,drink, or smoke in front of the guest. I in fact brought the drink into the breakroom and drank it,which was in a private room secluded from the guests.My belief is that they were out to get me after I called a meeting with the director to talk about my treatment because some nasty things were said in front of me,the guests and my friends in the dept. and was at that point offered my job back in cashiering (Which I was told was more than happy to take my back,because hed already talked to the head of the dept.)at a $20000 a year pay cut or take the chance of convincing 8 supervisors (whom he listed on a chalkboard) that say my attitude sucks.Didnt suck in the other dept,but sucks here at $20000/yr more,huh?Took my chances (Because I couldnt afford the pay cut) and got fired,unemployment was denied because the drink station policy was a known and reasonable company rule.I still have not recieved any policy saying that it was a rule.Do I have legal right of action here for wrongful term because there is no policy against this?
