I work at a mall retail store. I was recently hired as a assistant manager. I complained about my discomfort with some conflicts of interest within the store. Family relations and close friends. They tried to fire me the next day. Is this legal? They just tried to relocate me. What could I legally do? Thanks.
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You can apply for unemployment when your employment ends.
cbg
I'm a Northern Girl
Assuming that you are in the US, you can legally file for unemployment and look for a new job. There are no laws that dictate to a private employer who they can hire; if there is a conflict of interest with a family member or close friend, that is their lookout - the law does not care. Since the law does not care, it does not provide you with any legal protection for complaining about it and you can legally be either relocated, fired, or both. There is no legal action you can take against the store since they have violated no laws.
NOTE: The majority of posters who leave this kind of post generally come back and insist that since it is a violation of company policy and therefore they must have some legal recourse anyway. Please note that in situations like you have described, it is not illegal to for an employer to violate their own policy and therefore the answer will not change.
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Senior Member
"Tried to fire me" and "tried to relocate me." Okay, whatever that means. If they want to, they can. If you refuse to relocate, you can be fired. Legally. There's no whistle blower protection here. The manager hired by the company controls the workplace. If he/she fires you, you're fired. If he tells you that you are either relocated or terminated, then that's the facts. No legal grounds to complain about it. Since it probably would not be judged to be misconduct, you may very well be eligible for unemployment benefits while looking for another job, but firing you is completely legal, for just about any reason.