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04-20-2006, 08:22 PM
I. Put It In Writing
If you receive verbal or written discipline (including termination) and you disagree with the reason(s) for the discipline, you should respond in writing to your employer regarding the reason(s) for the discipline. Make sure you can support your responses to the discipline with valid facts for why the reason(s) for the discipline were not correct.
If you can, you should attach documentation to support your response. Before sending your written response, wait at least 24 hours after you have finished it. During that time period, consider how the response will be received by your supervisor or management. Make sure that your response is free of anger, revenge or other unhealthy emotions. Consider having an attorney review your response before sending it in. It does not cost a lot to hire an attorney for one hour to review your letter, but admitting or misstating something in a letter can be very costly. Keep a copy of the response and attached documentation for your records.
If you fail to make any response, it could later be viewed as an admission by you that you agreed with the discipline and reasons for the discipline. If you file a lawsuit because of your employment situation later, it will be much easier to review the response that you had already written to the discipline then it will be to remember why you opposed the discipline a year or two later.
II. Keep Documents Organized
If documents or e-mails exist that support your side of the story, keep copies of them and do so as soon as possible. Documents tend to disappear over time. Keep copies of documents that have any relevance to the situation. You might even want to make two files, keeping them in separate places in case of fire, flood, or theft.
III. Taping Phone Calls
In Ohio, to record a conversation, whether on the phone or not, you only need the consent of one of the parties. If you are part of the conversation, then your consent is considered sufficient. In other states the law may be different. Consult with an attorney before recording a conversation in those cases. You can buy a tape recorder for your phone at Radio Shack. It’s not a good idea to set up a system which automatically tapes your phone conversation. This is because someone else might use your phone without
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If you receive verbal or written discipline (including termination) and you disagree with the reason(s) for the discipline, you should respond in writing to your employer regarding the reason(s) for the discipline. Make sure you can support your responses to the discipline with valid facts for why the reason(s) for the discipline were not correct.
If you can, you should attach documentation to support your response. Before sending your written response, wait at least 24 hours after you have finished it. During that time period, consider how the response will be received by your supervisor or management. Make sure that your response is free of anger, revenge or other unhealthy emotions. Consider having an attorney review your response before sending it in. It does not cost a lot to hire an attorney for one hour to review your letter, but admitting or misstating something in a letter can be very costly. Keep a copy of the response and attached documentation for your records.
If you fail to make any response, it could later be viewed as an admission by you that you agreed with the discipline and reasons for the discipline. If you file a lawsuit because of your employment situation later, it will be much easier to review the response that you had already written to the discipline then it will be to remember why you opposed the discipline a year or two later.
II. Keep Documents Organized
If documents or e-mails exist that support your side of the story, keep copies of them and do so as soon as possible. Documents tend to disappear over time. Keep copies of documents that have any relevance to the situation. You might even want to make two files, keeping them in separate places in case of fire, flood, or theft.
III. Taping Phone Calls
In Ohio, to record a conversation, whether on the phone or not, you only need the consent of one of the parties. If you are part of the conversation, then your consent is considered sufficient. In other states the law may be different. Consult with an attorney before recording a conversation in those cases. You can buy a tape recorder for your phone at Radio Shack. It’s not a good idea to set up a system which automatically tapes your phone conversation. This is because someone else might use your phone without
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