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My son who has worked for Del Monte for over 5 months processing orders of fruit received a phone call just before he left for work this morning telling him not to come in as he had been fired. He was told that he had been seen eating a piece of fruit in the processing room the previous day which isn't allowed. He doesn't deny that he ate one small piece of fruit but this occurred at the end of the day when everyone except him and his line leader had left(all the days orders had been processed) . He and his line leader were disposing of leftover waste fruit into the garbage and he ate one small piece of it. This was the reason given for his dismissal. My son has never had any previous warnings or issues with Del Monte. Can you give us some advice about what his rights are.
You should contact our firm to discuss the matter in more detail and determine how we can assist him recover a fair severance package. It is very difficult for an employer to establish just cause for termination. If the employer cannot establish just cause, your son will be entitled to termination pay.