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    joseph martin Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 7, 2012, 07:25 AM
    Fired for fraternization
    I was working for a senior comm. I started dating a womanthat lived there it was about 9 monthswe were on and off a new management company came in she went to them and said I was bothering her they said it was fratnersation but my superviser knew all about it and my co workers they fired me with out warning I would like to know if my superviser should have told me to stop what I was doing before fireing me and can I sue both the company and the woman my coworkers want to sign a pattion but they told them if they do they will be fired what can I do
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    Sep 7, 2012, 07:39 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by joseph martin View Post
    i was working for a senior comm. i started dating a womanthat lived there it was about 9 monthswe were on and off a new management company came in she went to them and said i was bothering her they said it was fratnersation but my superviser knew all about it and my co workers they fired me with out warning i would like to know if my superviser should have told me to stop what i was doing before fireing me and can i sue both the company and the woman my coworkers want to sign a pattion but they told them if they do they will be fired what can i do

    What does your employment contract say?

    If you don't have an employment contract you can be let go without any notice - it's employment at will. You can fired for anything or nothing.
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    Sep 7, 2012, 08:29 AM
    You have no grounds to sue the company unless they violated an employment contract. However, if they put it in writing that your co-workers can't submit a petition, they could be in trouble. They can ignore the petition, the petition has no binding effect on the company, but they can't stop the employees from creating and signing a petition.

    There is an issue of here if what's right and what's legal. The fair thing to do would have been to warn you that continuing the relationship could result in termination. However, the resident may have felt that your continuing to work there would be annoying to her so she wanted you gone. Frankly, I think you made a big mistake in even starting a relationship.

    What can you do? Move on and get a new job.
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    Sep 7, 2012, 08:45 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by joseph martin View Post
    i was working for a senior comm. i started dating a womanthat lived there it was about 9 monthswe were on and off a new management company came in she went to them and said i was bothering her they said it was fratnersation but my superviser knew all about it and my co workers they fired me with out warning i would like to know if my superviser should have told me to stop what i was doing before fireing me and can i sue both the company and the woman my coworkers want to sign a pattion but they told them if they do they will be fired what can i do

    I have something to add - if it's employment at will, not by contract, your co-workers can be fired for submitting a petition. For that matter, they can be fired for something... or nothing.

    Why did the woman you were dating tell the company that you were bothering her?

    It's a new company. Were you fired because of the fraternization or because the woman complained?

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