Boss falsified information when he wrote me up!

[elmoose45]

Hi Everyone;

My boss wrote me up for things I didnt do and I have a mountain of hard evidence to prove it. The evidence I have is in the form of electronic records and witness testimony. Suffice to say I am pretty p.o.'d, especially after was given 2 weeks for a review and then to another meeting to be fired. My question to the forum is...Is this falsifying of information illegal? Does it violate any labor laws here in the state of TN? I have turned over my rebuttal of the flase allegations to HR to let them deal with it, I would like to know if there is anything further I should do? Thanks for any help on this subject.

Elmoose45

[Marketeer]

It depends entirely on what information was falsified. If it was OSHA-mandated safety records, such falsification would be illegal. If it's information on your performance that there's an honest disagreement of opinion about, then it's not illegal.

In any event, unless you had an employment contract to the contrary, you were an at will employee and the employer didn't need any reason to terminate you.

[elmoose45]

Thank you Marketeer for your response.

I understand that my supervisors actions are not illegal, but doesnt his actions fall under some form of harrassment? The allegations made against me were performance related, however, they are complete fabrications and not just something we have 2 different opinions on. They were slanderous and I feel made with the sole intent to discredit me. Do I have a course of action should I take this to civil court?

Elmoose45

[Pattymd]

No, you don't, because no law was violated. The standard of "proof" in employment is different from the courts. If the employer did not want to accept your evidence, he was not required to.

However, you may want to prepare a rebuttal for your file and request it be inserted.

cbg, does Tennessee require the employer accept such an addition to the file or is it at the employer's option?

[cbg]

It's at the employer's option. TN has no laws regarding employee access to personnel files.