I know my story is not about race, but I can verify they have shit practices. Was fired for “third strike” rule, when I had not previously been informed of any strikes against me. I'm certain one of those strikes was for leaving when my shift ended, and not staying to close. When that happened, no one locked the door and it was left open all night. When confronted, I told them I am under no obligation to stay after my shift ends. Before that event, I was asked things like, “Do you have a bus to catch?” when I made to leave for the day. So wrong. I told them if you need to have someone stay, you need to post the shift as ending after the time they close (typically 10-15 minutes after closing time). Employees need to get paid to deal with the stragglers that move to check out their books only after it hits closing time. No one should be expected to work off the clock. Note: it was a non- represented position, so the union did nothing for me.
If your employee has issues, the time to talk to them is while they are your employee, not after you fire them Impossible to take corrective action when they are silently building a case to fire you. Feedback after I got fired? I don't work for you, and don't have to listen to you since we no longer have any relationship. Got up and walked out.