What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois
Here's what happened. I'm a software engineer. I got a good offer from a consulting company while I was working at a different one. I accepted the offer and after 4 weeks they let me go saying 'poor performance'. I argued that I was given a virtual machine that had many problems and I was working at a snails pace because of it. I asked my manager to do something about it and nothing was done while I was working there (network team tried unsuccessfully to speed it up for me). No warnings, emails about issues they were having with me at all. No serverance or anything - if fact when I asked about unemployment - they said that since I wasn't there long enough, my last company will be responsible (will find out Monday when I apply - but not worried about it as I know I will get it).
Questions - What legal documents can I get from hr? (reason for termination, etc., and I want to get these right away before they try to modify anything). Is there anything else I am entitled to? I will do my due dilligence and do my own research to see if their was a breach in any Federal / State law.
If the answer is that I have no case, my question would be that what is to prevent a company from hiring someone for a specific project and after the project is done, fire him and cite 'poor performance'?
Here's what happened. I'm a software engineer. I got a good offer from a consulting company while I was working at a different one. I accepted the offer and after 4 weeks they let me go saying 'poor performance'. I argued that I was given a virtual machine that had many problems and I was working at a snails pace because of it. I asked my manager to do something about it and nothing was done while I was working there (network team tried unsuccessfully to speed it up for me). No warnings, emails about issues they were having with me at all. No serverance or anything - if fact when I asked about unemployment - they said that since I wasn't there long enough, my last company will be responsible (will find out Monday when I apply - but not worried about it as I know I will get it).
Questions - What legal documents can I get from hr? (reason for termination, etc., and I want to get these right away before they try to modify anything). Is there anything else I am entitled to? I will do my due dilligence and do my own research to see if their was a breach in any Federal / State law.
If the answer is that I have no case, my question would be that what is to prevent a company from hiring someone for a specific project and after the project is done, fire him and cite 'poor performance'?