Unless they fired him for gross misconduct, I doubt he will be denied unemployment.

Well, without being able to read the contract in full, I can only speculate that there were standard terms and conditions set regarding participation in outside events, availability to athletic department staff and students, probationary periods, performance reviews, etc. etc. It's impossible to compare a specific…

And Potter had documented cause for termination.

Well. I can see you're giving your boss his or her money's worth ;)

Something tells me you never get far enough in the interview process to end up terminated from your job.

Good luck with your revenge fantasies.

There's definitely something weird going on with Potter. And working for someone gunning for your firing is unhealthy - even though it sucks he lost his job, Aguero is the winner in the long run because he's escaped a situation that would surely only grow more toxic in time.

In addition to the federal statutory exemptions, there are exemptions for public policy, good faith and implied contract but yes, those tend to be the exception, not the rule.

For fuck's sake, this is the last time I'm trying to explain this.

It would not surprise me if HR lady was compiling her own paper trail on this guy.

Many states also have their own version of the medical leave act, usually to extend benefits beyond the federal limits - so be sure to look into that as well! Good luck.

I'm sorry about your mom. Was her employer not covered by FMLA? If they were covered under the law, and she was not offered the option of using it (it should be on the table after three consecutive sick days), she could have an action against them.

Again, whether or not that is believable or not, in an at-will state, Potter didn't even need to come up with an excuse for canning Aguero. And I would say that having a previous suspension for the same action suggests Aguero knew Potter would not clear the trip if explicitly asked.

But the reason Aguero was fired, she says "was the fact that Dr. Potter had told me he'd given a directive that was not followed by his employee."

Aguero was suspended the prior year for having attended (and supposedly missing work commitments as a result). Potter told HR that he directed Aguero not to attend this year, which Aguero did.

This is why, even in an at-will state like Oklahoma, though you can fire someone for no reason, you should always have a paper trail. If an employee tries to make a case that their termination was for reasons prohibited under federal law, a well-documented history of work-related personnel issues will squash any such…

Oklahoma is an at-will state. An employee can be fired for no cause (though most respectable HR professionals would advise against that), so long as no federal laws governing employment discrimination were violated.

It sounds like Potter wanted Aguero gone, period. He was going to find some justification for termination, and insubordination is as good as any.

That's odd (or just lazy). Many of those looks were definitely covered on Tom & Lorenzo will proper credit given for the garment/shoes/accessories.

An alteration can only do so much if the actress is a non-traditional size (i.e., has eaten more than a tablespoon of oatmeal paste for six months).