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nicole33
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What is the name of your state? Texas
My fiance worked for a company for over 2 years and had a promising career. He never got any negative comments on his job performance and based on this, he was given added job responsibilities. He was always taking work home and working on weekends to make sure he did the best job that he could.
My fiance worked with a trouble co-worker that created a negative work environment at his company. He would always come in late and would take 2-3 hour lunches. The bosses were upset that he would consistently miss his deadlines. Despite this frustration, they would not let him go.
This co-worker got into a verbal argument with my fiance's brother last week (who was contracting at the time). He used extreme vulgar language and threatened to hurt his brother over a comment that was made about how he should come to work earlier than he does.
My fiance jumped in and tried to stop the argument when the co-worker got "hot" and moved towards him like he was going to hit him. My fiance ended up shoving him back into a wall.
My fiance got fired for this incident. The owners of the company never saw the incident and never talked to my fiance's brother for his side of the story. The co-worker did not get fired for this.
Two questions:
1. Is there a legal recourse to get this co-worker fired for "provoking" the situation?
2. Can the owner's of the company tell potential employers about the situation or are they limited by law to only give out salary info, dates of employment and if he is eligible for rehire?
My fiance worked for a company for over 2 years and had a promising career. He never got any negative comments on his job performance and based on this, he was given added job responsibilities. He was always taking work home and working on weekends to make sure he did the best job that he could.
My fiance worked with a trouble co-worker that created a negative work environment at his company. He would always come in late and would take 2-3 hour lunches. The bosses were upset that he would consistently miss his deadlines. Despite this frustration, they would not let him go.
This co-worker got into a verbal argument with my fiance's brother last week (who was contracting at the time). He used extreme vulgar language and threatened to hurt his brother over a comment that was made about how he should come to work earlier than he does.
My fiance jumped in and tried to stop the argument when the co-worker got "hot" and moved towards him like he was going to hit him. My fiance ended up shoving him back into a wall.
My fiance got fired for this incident. The owners of the company never saw the incident and never talked to my fiance's brother for his side of the story. The co-worker did not get fired for this.
Two questions:
1. Is there a legal recourse to get this co-worker fired for "provoking" the situation?
2. Can the owner's of the company tell potential employers about the situation or are they limited by law to only give out salary info, dates of employment and if he is eligible for rehire?