Such a sweeping statement of an article - Way to broad of a topic to determine such a thing. Every situation and industry is different. In my industry (law enforcement) it’s mandatory after a big job to be placed on it so they can see if there is any wrong doing. Just protocol- you cannot be present while there Investorgating the issue. That’s all. If your wrong in any way, well that’s on you. If not, 3 days and your back at it :)

I reported to the Ethics Line because another employee made a threat to me under her breath, threw her dreds in my face and made other comments under her breath when management was (and once was) not present. Afterwards, my employer called me into a meeting and put me on a 15-day paid administrative leave. I am on the leave as I sit here typing this comment.

just a fancy word for being fired. They can't fire you right away because you might sue them for wrongful termination, so to cover their behinds they put you in limbo and conduct a sham "investigation" and the result is always the same - you're FIRED.

I am on administrative leave for asking a lady at the office what her problem was with me. She took off for 2 1/2 days after I asked her because when she left that day she called the boss crying about being confronted and that she felt threatened. I did not yell, cuss or put my hands on her. I just simply asked a question. When she returned from her couple days of being out, I was placed on administrative leave. No one ever came to me and asked what happened or to even get my side of the story. She is still in service today and I still sit at home waiting to see if I will be brought back. I did nothing wrong and was told my a union rep that I should not be out of service right now. I need some advice on my next moves.

I was on Administrative Leave for 11 months. No one asked my side of story until I had an integration from Quality Assurance. From that meeting another 4 months went by with no contact from employer. Until I was notified to meet with Supervisor who requested I be terminated . Prior to this meeting I ask to reschedule because I could not obtain a union rep since my rep found another job halfway through investigation. I was read a list of workplace violations and was to wait for Human Resources to contact me. I found a union rep and as I was in a meeting with my Rep he received an email from Human Resources that all of the serious allegations were dropped. My Rep said we can get your job back. Might take awhile . However, I surprised him with my response . I don’t want to work here any more and I want to be compensated. I received additional four months pay and nothing on my record as well as good reference . In exchange that I do not file any lawsuits toward them on the future.

so about four or five months ago I had a no-call no-show after telling them I would not be making it in that day and that my phone will be off. Last Saturday I was 30 minutes late because my alarm did not go off. They put me on administrative leave today and said I would know fairly quickly if I was to return or not. Multiple people have been late multiple times and have had drawer shortages of over $20 multiple times and have gotten promotions. I don't see how this is fair whatsoever Is there anything that I can do about this legally?