The law is meant to protect all people from all walks of
life. In the area of employment law, one does not need to be a
corporate executive to file a
wrongful termination lawsuit. One British Columbia woman took
her fast food employer to court after he fired her for allegedly
taking food without permission.
The complainant had worked for the burger
chain as a cook for approximately 24 years without incident. On
December 27, 2013, the 55-year-old woman asked permission to take a
fish sandwich, french fries and a drink at the end of her shift.
Her general manager approved the request and the employee took the
food with her.
On December 30, her employer confronted her about the food she
had taken. The general manager took the position that she had only
been entitled to take a sandwich, not the fries and drink. She
apologized and offered to pay for the food. Her employer took this
as an admission that she knowingly stole the items. He then decided
to terminate her
