I was informed by letter on the day I was released by the Dr. to go back to work that because of my absence they were forced to hire new personnel and change the schedule. They said this was necessary for the operation of the club. (It's a private club, like a Moose Lodge.) They also said they were sorry about my mishap and appreciate what I've done for the club. The letter was never signed and quite tacky. After going over the days I was absent I was scheduled to work 20 days. Of those 20 days 6 were approved vacation days and fully covered. That left them with 14 days to cover. There are 4 trustees, a bar manager and 100's of members of which most would volenteer. I'm pretty sure they wanted to replace me because i followed the rules that "THEY" gave me. Ex. Cutting off one of their friends after serving him over 15 drinks in a 3 hour period. Or. asking one of their non-member friends for ID. That's an ABC law in VA and I would get in trouble by the state if cought. And so on.
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Just want to know if it's legal to fire someone by mail like that.
The letter was not signed but was on company letterhead and dated.
Could not have gone back to work sooner. Had a Grade 3 AC shoulder separation. Basically my shoulder was only attached by skin and muscle.