i got written up at work today for “not smiling” and in their rule book it mentions smiling at customers, representing the company in a positive manner, etc., and about a half hour of research has led me to believe that my employer is violating federal law as the nlrb ruled that your employer can’t force you to act happy/smile/be positive at work
i know it’s small but still fuck them
always make them put the dumb shit theyre punishing you for in writting. get plenty of that and try not to tip your hand in the meantime
That's true, but if they fired him for a reason that's bullshit (instead of for no reason) the bosses could have a problem
Idk anything about that rule but you would probably complain to the NLRB or a labor department rather than suing. I guess you could sue to expunge the write up but that probably isn't worth it.
yeah i don’t think it’d be worth it to go through that effort to expunge the write up, i’ll probably just file a complaint with the nlrb. thank you!
You might, but the costs of pursuing an action (money/stress wise) are almost guaranteed to outweigh any monetary benefit. I'd say it's not worth bothering over unless they use it as part of a reason to fire you, then the benefit of suing increases.
Have you ever sued any one?
I can tell you from experience
It requires almost no work/stress if you have a competent lawyer. Most lawyers that sense they can get a settlement take a cut off the settlement.
I'll concede that it's worth asking a lawyer before making a decision.
I just question whether the amount of money that op may get, is worth any potential fallout.
And yeah, I have experience working in law firms, just not as a lawyer yet.
I say kick their ass, but I'm a hotheaded ass, so take it with a grain of salt
