In this litigation-happy world, you can bet the company attorneys were consulted prior to letting her go.
I bet just the opposite because no decent lawyer takes a risk of being sued on the basis of
Of course but that is going to be a very rare occurrence
In reality companies do not take legal advice as they have clear processes in place. Suspend, investigate, obtain proof, have a hearing if there is doubt, dismiss. Either some junior manager got it wrong, or, amazingly enough for pprune, there is more to this than meets the eye
