What is the name of your state? New York
I was an employee at Blockbuster Video since 4/2000. I had a total of 3 different supervisors during my time with them. During my time with the second District Leader (DL), Kelly Ringland, I was taught how to reward employees with giftcards using a credit function in the computer. I was taught step by step how to do this procedure (BY THE DISTRICT LEADER). Around july of last year Kelly left my district and a NEW District Leader took over. At that same time I left on Maternity Leave. I returned to work reluctantly in Feb. 04 because I had some childcare issues at the time. This NEW District Leader told me not to worry about it that we could work around the childcare issues. During the time that I was terminated the childcare issues had become a problem for this Dostrict Leader and I was starting to feel like my job was threatened. One day I went into work and she was waiting for me and that is the day she terminated me, she stated that it was for a credit that was a violation of one of their policies. At the time I was so in SHCOK that I didn't think of checking their manual. I explained to her that this is how I was trained to do the credit, and she didnt even bother to verify with my old DL to see whether or not this was true. I explained to her that my old DL had shown this process to others in the district NOT just me and that I wouldn't of done it had I known that it was against the policy. She just terminated me. I just realized that this policy that she is talking about states that Giftcards can't be credited off and given as a gift to CUSTOMERS it says nothing about employees. Right now I am in the process of hearings for unemployment because she is fighting my unemployment, and this is how I came to find out that the actual policy she is saying I violated actually is refering to customers NOT employees. She has stated that I gave the giftcards to employees for covering a shift at my store, and there is documentatioon to prove that. Do you think I have a case for WRONGFUL TERMINATION here???? Please respond ASAP.....Thank You
I was an employee at Blockbuster Video since 4/2000. I had a total of 3 different supervisors during my time with them. During my time with the second District Leader (DL), Kelly Ringland, I was taught how to reward employees with giftcards using a credit function in the computer. I was taught step by step how to do this procedure (BY THE DISTRICT LEADER). Around july of last year Kelly left my district and a NEW District Leader took over. At that same time I left on Maternity Leave. I returned to work reluctantly in Feb. 04 because I had some childcare issues at the time. This NEW District Leader told me not to worry about it that we could work around the childcare issues. During the time that I was terminated the childcare issues had become a problem for this Dostrict Leader and I was starting to feel like my job was threatened. One day I went into work and she was waiting for me and that is the day she terminated me, she stated that it was for a credit that was a violation of one of their policies. At the time I was so in SHCOK that I didn't think of checking their manual. I explained to her that this is how I was trained to do the credit, and she didnt even bother to verify with my old DL to see whether or not this was true. I explained to her that my old DL had shown this process to others in the district NOT just me and that I wouldn't of done it had I known that it was against the policy. She just terminated me. I just realized that this policy that she is talking about states that Giftcards can't be credited off and given as a gift to CUSTOMERS it says nothing about employees. Right now I am in the process of hearings for unemployment because she is fighting my unemployment, and this is how I came to find out that the actual policy she is saying I violated actually is refering to customers NOT employees. She has stated that I gave the giftcards to employees for covering a shift at my store, and there is documentatioon to prove that. Do you think I have a case for WRONGFUL TERMINATION here???? Please respond ASAP.....Thank You