What is the name of your state? Colorado
I was terminated 2 days ago without any waring or due process. I am an Executive level manager. I was given the reason of "inability to perform my job" and "inappropriate behavior". Here is a recount of the events that lead up to this charge.
Several members of our Corporate team were in town for a grand opening Gala of our new store and we all went out for dinner. My Corporate director gave me the next day off because we had been working 6 day weeks 12-16 hours a day to open our new store.
Later that evening several of us wound up in one of the local drinking establishments. I was sitting with the Director of Finance at the bar and we were laughing and having a bit of fun. We noticed the President of the company had arrived so rather than continue drinking in front of the President we said our goodbyes and left to go to a different bar.
The next morning instead of taking the day off as had been approved I went to work to finish up some paperwork. The paint fumes and construction dust (my office was in the construction zone) were making me ill, so I called my director and left a message that I had gone to work but was now leaving to get a nap before the Gala. I left at 12:45pm and returned at 4:40pm and worked until 11:00pm that evening.
2 days later I was called into the HR department to have a conference call with the Corporate director of Hr and my Corporate Director. I was told that I was immediately terminated. I asked if I could discuss the circumstances and I was told it would make no difference their decision was final. I asked why I was being terminated and my Corporate Director stated "inappropraite behavior" while the Corportae Director of HR stated "inability to perform job responsiblities" because I went home for a few hours in the middle of the day. . I asked the Coporate HR director if she knew that I was given the day off and she said the "she had no knowlegde of that fact." My Corporate Director then interjected and confirmed that she had approved this but said it made no difference, I was "inappropriate". I asked her what she meant by this and she could not define what actions had occurred that could be deemed as inappropriate.
After the conference call, I asked the third party HR rep that was in the room if she knew what they meant by "inappropriate behavior" and she said that they stated that I left the bar that evening with the Director of Finance to bring him home to bed! These slanderous remarks were made without basis. Complete hearsay and what I feel is defamation of character. (Not to mention completely untrue. He is married and I am engaged.)
I spoke to the Director of Finace to see if he had sufferred the same unjust fate and he said that he had no knowledge of anything and no one had mentioned anything to him about his behavior being considered inappropriate.
I wrote an e-mail to the President and and clarified for him that I was terminated for "inability to perform my job responsibilities" on a day that I had been given off and I questioned why I as a female, was immediately terminated for "inappropriate behavior" while the senior director, a male, sufferred no repercussions. I expressed that I would ask these questions of an attorney.
One day later the senior male director of Finance was given the choice to resigna andthey called me and offerred me a severance package.
I was given no previous warning that my performace was anthing but stellar. I have NO incidences in my records for being cited for any subpar performance or "inappropriate" behavior.
I feel that I was wrongfully terminated due to intentional neglience (My Corporate Director did not disclose that I was given and day off before the decision was made to terminate me for going home sick onthat day.)
I feel that they have slandered me and defamed my character as well as creating a sexual discrimination issue in the way they handled my case versus how they later handled the voluntary resignation of the Corporate Director of finance.
Do I have a case?
I was terminated 2 days ago without any waring or due process. I am an Executive level manager. I was given the reason of "inability to perform my job" and "inappropriate behavior". Here is a recount of the events that lead up to this charge.
Several members of our Corporate team were in town for a grand opening Gala of our new store and we all went out for dinner. My Corporate director gave me the next day off because we had been working 6 day weeks 12-16 hours a day to open our new store.
Later that evening several of us wound up in one of the local drinking establishments. I was sitting with the Director of Finance at the bar and we were laughing and having a bit of fun. We noticed the President of the company had arrived so rather than continue drinking in front of the President we said our goodbyes and left to go to a different bar.
The next morning instead of taking the day off as had been approved I went to work to finish up some paperwork. The paint fumes and construction dust (my office was in the construction zone) were making me ill, so I called my director and left a message that I had gone to work but was now leaving to get a nap before the Gala. I left at 12:45pm and returned at 4:40pm and worked until 11:00pm that evening.
2 days later I was called into the HR department to have a conference call with the Corporate director of Hr and my Corporate Director. I was told that I was immediately terminated. I asked if I could discuss the circumstances and I was told it would make no difference their decision was final. I asked why I was being terminated and my Corporate Director stated "inappropraite behavior" while the Corportae Director of HR stated "inability to perform job responsiblities" because I went home for a few hours in the middle of the day. . I asked the Coporate HR director if she knew that I was given the day off and she said the "she had no knowlegde of that fact." My Corporate Director then interjected and confirmed that she had approved this but said it made no difference, I was "inappropriate". I asked her what she meant by this and she could not define what actions had occurred that could be deemed as inappropriate.
After the conference call, I asked the third party HR rep that was in the room if she knew what they meant by "inappropriate behavior" and she said that they stated that I left the bar that evening with the Director of Finance to bring him home to bed! These slanderous remarks were made without basis. Complete hearsay and what I feel is defamation of character. (Not to mention completely untrue. He is married and I am engaged.)
I spoke to the Director of Finace to see if he had sufferred the same unjust fate and he said that he had no knowledge of anything and no one had mentioned anything to him about his behavior being considered inappropriate.
I wrote an e-mail to the President and and clarified for him that I was terminated for "inability to perform my job responsibilities" on a day that I had been given off and I questioned why I as a female, was immediately terminated for "inappropriate behavior" while the senior director, a male, sufferred no repercussions. I expressed that I would ask these questions of an attorney.
One day later the senior male director of Finance was given the choice to resigna andthey called me and offerred me a severance package.
I was given no previous warning that my performace was anthing but stellar. I have NO incidences in my records for being cited for any subpar performance or "inappropriate" behavior.
I feel that I was wrongfully terminated due to intentional neglience (My Corporate Director did not disclose that I was given and day off before the decision was made to terminate me for going home sick onthat day.)
I feel that they have slandered me and defamed my character as well as creating a sexual discrimination issue in the way they handled my case versus how they later handled the voluntary resignation of the Corporate Director of finance.
Do I have a case?
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