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Machiavellian on 22 September 2017
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DonFerrari said:
Machiavellian said:

Who said anything about racism.  I said if someone found it offensive and if it was inappropriate behavior at work no matter what the 2 party believed was the case, then you can be terminated.  It does not matter if the person was white, black, Asian you name it.  For some reason you think it’s about what you believe or feel but it’s not.  It's what your job has stated is appropriate or not.  What most people do not know is that little handbook that says what is appropriate and what is not and your state rights.  Most corporations have extensive video on the subject so there are clear guidelines on the subject.  The only reason this is even made news is because it was white/black.

People lose their job over lies all the time.  As I stated, it’s up to this person to defend himself over the issue and to ligate over wrongful termination.  In some states you do have this right in the US and in some like Ohio you do not.  

OP is about racism.

Yes I'm aware of the handbooks, my company have one and we follow it.

Yes people are terminated for lies and in this case there was no process, just express termination, reason for the post to exist.

Yes there would be litigation, so the school preferred to pay to settle.

So basically we saw that it was a very dumb decision that costed the school a employee, money and possibly some of its name. So it was very badly handed.

The OP made it about racism, but the actual situation is not.  The situation is about someone making comments that were deemed inappropriate and was fired.  Whether the person was wrongly fired, setup or anything along those lines is for a court to determine.  This is nothing new or even worth the evening news.  Most companies do not need a due process as I have stated many times, it depends on the state.  If anything, maybe the school wanted to fire this guy and found something they could use.  If its wrongful termination and you are in a state that respect that, you can sue, if not you just move on and fine a new job.

The fact of the matter is that people are fired like this all the time.  They say things believing it’s innocent because no one was hurt or I was just making a joke or it’s between my friend and I.  After you have been through these situations, you know to keep them far away from your job.  What the guy said was considered a racial slur.  Could it be considered as such, yes.  Is it a termination offense depends on the company but the key hear is not what he said was offensive to the person he was talking to, if what you say can be offensive to anyone leave it at home, do not say it out loud, do not email it on company computers etc. 

As for ligation because Oregon is an Employment at Will state there will be none.  This means companies can fire you for absolutely no reason.  The school really lost nothing because this is not big news.