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    Default Can an Employee be Disciplined for Talking to Another Worker While Off the Clock

    A couple of store employees were having a conversation, and a manager told them that they needed to stop or they could both be suspended or fired. One employee was clocked in, but the other was off the clock. Can an employee be disciplined for activity that occurs off the clock?

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    Default Re: Can an Employee be Disciplined for Talking to Another Worker While Off the Clock

    If you're an at-will employee you can be fired because your employer doesn't like the color of your shoes. There are very few circumstances under which an at-will employee can claim wrongful termination. In other words, if the boss tells you to stop talking to somebody who is supposed to be working and you choose not to follow the instruction, even if you're off the clock at the time you could easily find yourself out of a job.

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