Im a nurse at a hospital. One night (at the end of November) my charge nurse starts screaming at me at work for charting differently than her (but I charted how I was trained by another nurse). This charge spent the next 4 shifts without speaking a word to me. I decided the situation was too uncomfortable, so I interviewed in another department. The interview went really well and a friend in that department said that they were going to offer me the job.
About 5 days after my charges verbal tirade against me, HR brought me into their office. I thought they were going to tell me that I was hired in another department. Instead, they told me that the charge nurse had reported me a dozen times in 3 days. They went through every report and they were all fake events. I told HR that the charge nurse had been screaming at me and had a long history of screaming at coworkers. I asked HR to verify the reports (ID tracker, charting, asking witnesses). HR refused to verify any of the reports. HR told me that I should try to transfer to another department. A few days went by and I didn't hear anything from the department where I applied. I asked HR what happened with that position. HR told me that because I had received so many reports by this charge nurse, that I wouldn't be able to transfer. HR had also taken be off the schedule on my own unit because they said that "there was too much drama" on the unit for me to stay there.
So, now I have no job. I have nothing in writing from HR. They didn't allow me an exit interview. I had never had a single write up in the two years before I started working with this particular nurse.
While not officially firing me, HR took me off my schedule and blocked me from transferring. They did this is response to fake reports that an unethical nurse made about me. HR verified nothing.
I live in an at-will state, but could anything be done legally?
About 5 days after my charges verbal tirade against me, HR brought me into their office. I thought they were going to tell me that I was hired in another department. Instead, they told me that the charge nurse had reported me a dozen times in 3 days. They went through every report and they were all fake events. I told HR that the charge nurse had been screaming at me and had a long history of screaming at coworkers. I asked HR to verify the reports (ID tracker, charting, asking witnesses). HR refused to verify any of the reports. HR told me that I should try to transfer to another department. A few days went by and I didn't hear anything from the department where I applied. I asked HR what happened with that position. HR told me that because I had received so many reports by this charge nurse, that I wouldn't be able to transfer. HR had also taken be off the schedule on my own unit because they said that "there was too much drama" on the unit for me to stay there.
So, now I have no job. I have nothing in writing from HR. They didn't allow me an exit interview. I had never had a single write up in the two years before I started working with this particular nurse.
While not officially firing me, HR took me off my schedule and blocked me from transferring. They did this is response to fake reports that an unethical nurse made about me. HR verified nothing.
I live in an at-will state, but could anything be done legally?
