I feel lower than snake crap right now.

Neither, carry on , with your head held high. Knowing you did the best you could. They don't deserve acknowledgement from the OP.

 

I had a problem when I worked for a chemical company in Fontana, the driver before had damaged the left mirror knocking the glass out the frame, Then put it back carefully, I came up to take the tractor got in shut the door and it fell on the ground. I was blamed and discharged as I was on the 90 day probation new hire deal. The driver before had been there many years. It evened it self out in the long run

 

that is not an easy job that you do. You should find something no problem. Walk away

 

you are right if a company wants to get fired , that’s all they have to do is look at your documentation. You spell a word wrong it’s falsifying documents. They will get you and fire you. I have seen it done

 

You could , but why ?? Your most likely not going back , you already got a new job , so unless you had money invested or some kind of med concern that you needed cobra for , i think it would be fruitless.

 

Because it's a right to work state. They can fire him for no reason at all, or any reason at all. If he isn't a union employee he can be canned liked a bad turkey sandwich.

 

They can fire him for any reason at all except for his race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion.

 

I'm sorry Paul, but you're wrong. You need to learn what wrongful termination means.

Wrongful termination is when an employer fires an employee for an illegal reason, such as violating the law or an employment contract.

Some examples of wrongful termination include:

• Discrimination
  Firing an employee based on their race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy
• Retaliation
  Firing an employee for complaining of sexual harassment, discrimination, or creating a hostile workplace
• Whistleblowing
  Firing an employee for reporting the employer's violation of state or federal laws or unsafe working conditions
• Breach of contract
  Terminating an employee in violation of an oral or written employment agreement

None of those apply here.

They can fire you for no reason at all, if they want. They can fire you for something someone else did. What are you gonna do, claim in court you had a RIGHT to the job? How would you prove you didn't do it? I was fired because I refused to participate in illegal aircraft maintenance practices that my boss was demanding that I did. Turns out 5 years later that plane crashed killing several people. I was then made a named witness AGAINST my boss by the plaintiff in the wrongful death trial. It all works out in the end.

Learn your employee laws, please.

 

They can do what ever they want, because most won't do anything about it. In CA they can fire you for no reason, but if they state a reason it has to be able to be proved. As far as you should know because you were a paralegal, BS you were not a lawyer, SO I will continue to listen to my lawyer. I received a sizable settlement for wrongful termination because they stated a reason for the termination, that I could prove was not true, the judge actually stated if they had just let me go, instead of stating a reason I had no case. But because they stated a reason that was not true they were held liable under slander statutes. And yes I do believe in having a lawyer on retainer, the companies do. Its called equal representation.

 

That's why I don't recommend to young people to get into trucking. It's so easy to get fired with no recourse. It happened to me too when I was 50. I too had never been fired and it's crushing.
I came back at 65 and am doing well ( so far).