alexislogain
New Member
About a month and a half ago, I had an employee come up to me and mention how he's very particular about being touched and how sometimes he's noticed I do so and that it made him uncomfortable. He said that he knew that I probably didn't realize that I was doing it and asked for me to stop. I, of course, said I did not realize it and was very sorry and made a very conscious effort to make no physical contact with him. The company we were both employed by is very sales oriented. About a month after, he made a sale that I was very excited about and touched his arm. I immediately pulled back and apologized - it happened out of relex, not out of any malicious intent.
Today I was sat down by my manager and let go from the company because of this. There has never been any disciplinary action taken nor have I been approached by any management saying that "This will get you fired." I'm not too familiar with sexual harassment laws and I do understand that he felt uncomfortable. I'm just not sure what my options. Do they legally have a right to fire me if there is no documentation about this? What do I say when I'm interviewing for other companies?
Today I was sat down by my manager and let go from the company because of this. There has never been any disciplinary action taken nor have I been approached by any management saying that "This will get you fired." I'm not too familiar with sexual harassment laws and I do understand that he felt uncomfortable. I'm just not sure what my options. Do they legally have a right to fire me if there is no documentation about this? What do I say when I'm interviewing for other companies?