Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
Agree but a person in this position should be taken out of screening duties until an investigation is completed. Let them guard an exit or something.
The original article states that the defendant has been suspended by TSA.
Originally Posted by
SirFlysALot
In almost all states employment is at will. Employees may be let go for any reason or no reason as long as the reason is not illegal (discrimination).
And all you need is some allegation from the defendant that the "real" reason for the firing was, in fact, a prohibited basis (race, gender, etc.), and now you've got a donnybrook on your hands. ("Why'd you fire me? All the [insert color] guys who do this just get a warning!")