What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Washington
I am currently working at the bank, I have been working there for 3.5 year. At my bank they have optional reward program add to checking accounts, which you can earn reward points for doing ATM deposit, bill pay, direct deposit/withdrawal, and mobile deposit. Each one of those activities will you 100 points (up to 1500 points per month). It is great program to have on my checking account. I decided to start banking with the company I worked for a couple of year ago because of reward program. At first I only had one checking account, later I asked my manager if it is okay for me to have more than one checking account with reward program. I was told it was okay to do that which in fact there is no policy that prohibited employee to have more than one checking accounts. I started to have more checking accounts over the year to take full advantage of reward program on each accounts.
A day ago, when I came into to work my district manager told me I need to get in touch with human resource right away. the short version is that I was accused of violating company policy because I was exploiting the bank for my personal gain with insightful knowledge from working at the company. What they said about insightful knowledge was the information available to the public on the company web site. Company never provided any training on the subject which I did not learned the knowledge from work rather it was from my personal time at home doing my own research. HR did not believe what I said they kept pressuring me to admit to violating company policy. Investigation is continuing on. I fear that I will be terminate over false allegation.
In the event, if I were to get terminate over this matter, what will be the best way to file case? wrongful termination?
I am currently working at the bank, I have been working there for 3.5 year. At my bank they have optional reward program add to checking accounts, which you can earn reward points for doing ATM deposit, bill pay, direct deposit/withdrawal, and mobile deposit. Each one of those activities will you 100 points (up to 1500 points per month). It is great program to have on my checking account. I decided to start banking with the company I worked for a couple of year ago because of reward program. At first I only had one checking account, later I asked my manager if it is okay for me to have more than one checking account with reward program. I was told it was okay to do that which in fact there is no policy that prohibited employee to have more than one checking accounts. I started to have more checking accounts over the year to take full advantage of reward program on each accounts.
A day ago, when I came into to work my district manager told me I need to get in touch with human resource right away. the short version is that I was accused of violating company policy because I was exploiting the bank for my personal gain with insightful knowledge from working at the company. What they said about insightful knowledge was the information available to the public on the company web site. Company never provided any training on the subject which I did not learned the knowledge from work rather it was from my personal time at home doing my own research. HR did not believe what I said they kept pressuring me to admit to violating company policy. Investigation is continuing on. I fear that I will be terminate over false allegation.
In the event, if I were to get terminate over this matter, what will be the best way to file case? wrongful termination?
