Can a company terminate an unrepresented manager for an alleged retaliation against one of his reports without allowing the manager due process. Otherwise, the company investigates and interviews the manager. However, does not provide inform the manager of the results of the investigation prior to or during the termination process? The manager's management team and Human Resources manager supported the manager and stated "not possible" as the manager did everything by the book. There were some personal issues between the investigator and the manager that dictated the outcome of the investigation.

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In general, most employees are considered at-will and can be terminated immediately for any reason, or no reason at all, unless there is a written employment contract in place specifying that the employee can only be terminated for cause. Sometimes "cause" is defined, sometimes not, but generally would include circumstances such as failure to meet the job qualifications, misconduct, etc. However, it is illegal to deny employment on the basis of a protected class (like race, gender, religious beliefs, etc.)

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