QUESTION
Is it leagle or can a company threat-en an employe with termination if they refuse to sign a letter for disciplinary action.
Asked on Jul 01st, 2017 on Labor and Employment - Tennessee
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I am being told that if I do not sign a disciplinary letter due to a verbal altercation between myself and my supervisor, that I would facing termination. Is that legal for them to force me to do something like that especially when it means putting my signature on what could become a binding document.
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Yes. Tennessee is an employment-at-will state where an employee can be fired for good reason, bad reason or no reason at all. Most disciplinary documents indicate at the bottom that the signature acknowleges receipt of the document (not that you agree with the document). If not, then I recommend you write that in below your signature if you disagree with what is stated in the document.
Answered on Jul 06th, 2017 at 8:28 AM
I am an experienced attorney focusing on employment law in North Carolina and Tennessee. This post/response is not meant to constitute legal advice.