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Refused an order to make a delivery in an unsafe vechile (passanger Van) of cutlery with no way to secure load from shifting or moving forward,.unloading of crates with no handles,handling heavy awkward material in a limited space. Was given a suspension while invetegating both sides. However this was done with emails. I gave an email response and was terminated without being interviewed.
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R. Christopher Reade
Employees in Nevada are presumed to be at-will, which means that an employer can dismiss an at-will employee with or without cause, so long as the dismissal does not offend this state's public policy. State of Nevada v. Dist. Ct. (Anzalone), 118 Nev. 140, 151, 42 P.3d 233, 240 (2002). However the Nevada Supreme Court has recognized certain limited exceptions to the at-will employment doctrine, including an exception based on “the public policy of this state favor[ing] safe employment practices and the protection of the health and safety of workers on the job”. D'Angelo v. Gardner, 107 Nev. 704, 719, 819 P.2d 206, 216 (1991). Like D'Angelo, to the extent that you refused to take an unsafe assignment, you may be protected from termination.
Answered on Aug 23rd, 2013 at 6:13 PM