shytown1981dc
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Minnesota
I was wondering about my recent termination from Home Depot...I have been an employee there for over 9 years and over that time, thier discipline actions regarding absences/tardies have changed a couple of times. I recently have been working 10 hours/week at the most and was unaware that our most recent discipline system had changed. We used to go on a point system (accrue 1 point for a tardy, 5 for no call/no show, etc) and were eligible for termination after accruing 10 points. This also included a verbal warning after 3 points, a written warning after 6 points, and a final written warning after 9 points. I never received any warnings after 3 points. I also never received the "final notice" that my employer claimed that I signed. I didn't even know we weren't using points anymore...they go on "occurrences" now (calling in or being late = 1 occurrence). Supposedly, after your final notice, one occurrence will get you fired. So, my question is...how can I be fired if I never received this final notice and didn't know where I stood as far as occurrences? I asked them to produce my final notice when being terminated and it couldn't be found. Do I have grounds for some type of compensation? Perhaps a law suit...I think this is all just ridiculous! I have a child, children get sick, sometimes I need to call in. I'm rarely late (although I was 2 times within the last few months), but if you look at the big picture, it couldn't have been more than once a year. There are other employees that are consistently late and are still employed. I think Home Depot plays a lot on favoritism and I'm angry. What can I do?
I was wondering about my recent termination from Home Depot...I have been an employee there for over 9 years and over that time, thier discipline actions regarding absences/tardies have changed a couple of times. I recently have been working 10 hours/week at the most and was unaware that our most recent discipline system had changed. We used to go on a point system (accrue 1 point for a tardy, 5 for no call/no show, etc) and were eligible for termination after accruing 10 points. This also included a verbal warning after 3 points, a written warning after 6 points, and a final written warning after 9 points. I never received any warnings after 3 points. I also never received the "final notice" that my employer claimed that I signed. I didn't even know we weren't using points anymore...they go on "occurrences" now (calling in or being late = 1 occurrence). Supposedly, after your final notice, one occurrence will get you fired. So, my question is...how can I be fired if I never received this final notice and didn't know where I stood as far as occurrences? I asked them to produce my final notice when being terminated and it couldn't be found. Do I have grounds for some type of compensation? Perhaps a law suit...I think this is all just ridiculous! I have a child, children get sick, sometimes I need to call in. I'm rarely late (although I was 2 times within the last few months), but if you look at the big picture, it couldn't have been more than once a year. There are other employees that are consistently late and are still employed. I think Home Depot plays a lot on favoritism and I'm angry. What can I do?
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