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Ferrari: I want to cancel my account.
AOL: Well, explain to me what is wrong.



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RE: Still Employed
By rushfan2006 on 6/22/2006 10:40:39 AM , Rating: 2

You can't sue someone just because they fired you.

You're kidding right?

Why would he be kidding? As far as I know AOL is based in the USA, I think they are out of VA and to my knowledge VA is an at-will state. Actually I think all 50 states are at will now.

But anyway, "at-will" means a your employer can fire you for any reason and for no reason at all. Just like you can quit your job for any reason or no reason at all.

The only exceptions to these terms this is A) An employer can not fire you out of any discrimination (sex, race, religion, etc. etc.), B) An employer can not fire you because you witness said employer breaking the law, the law is on your side in this case (just make sure you didn't break the law yourself..LOL), C) If you are a contracted employee and specific "protections" of your employment are spelled out in the contract, and the contract has been signed by proper corporate executive management OR if you are part of a union -- in union's employers have to watch just out firing you.

Aside from those three classes, and mind you it is often extremely difficult to prove discrimination (unless the employer is incredibly sloppy and stupid) employer can fire you for whatever they want.

AOL could of told this CSR -- "You are fired"...and that's it..they don't need a reason.

And guess what, unless the CSR falls under one of those conditions I named above -- AOL is completely within the law to have fired him, the CSR can't sue.

Saying he was fired for following a company script to the letter -- meets no legal standard for him to sue AOL.

