Add Comment Question: April 3, 2017 I started a full-time employment for two year contract after many attempts to ask for my contract I didn’t receive it and my benefit plan papers etc. 9 1/2 months there was an accident involving a company truck backing into a Backhoe I was pushing/plowing a ice road I got hung up with the truck so I want to go get an extra pair hands for help and the Backhoe I was the operator for the machine and I had a non-employee help me try to get the truck out non-employee was in the truck I was operating the machine once I pulled them out the nonemployee backed into that machine causing an accident I told my supervisor I did a report January 15 I received a three day suspension with pay return to work on the 19th January 19, 2018 I attended the meeting Regarding the situations I received a dismissal letter stating I gave permission to non-experience person To operate the machine code of contact section 6.0 Extreme negligence/carelessness of safety So my question is can I employer Lay you off regardless if you had a verbal two-year contract ? Answer: Were you offered anything by way of severance pay? Did you have an employment contract? We would require these particulars as well as others in order to properly assess the situation. Please contact our office for a consultation with one of our lawyers. Your Comment * Your Email * Your Name * Your City Note, your name, city and email is not displayed on the website. It is used to notify you that we have approved your comment.