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Terminated based on hearsay: Can I do anything here or am I just out of luck?

A few months ago, I was demoted at work because someone kept telling them I was smoking weed in the bathroom. At the time I wasn't fired because I could prove there was nothing on my person, but they demoted me because apparently multiple people complained. I guess I should've taken the hint and found a new job at that point, but I'm naive and I absolutely loved this job. My General Manager was out of town last week, and apparently while she was gone she got two more complaints that “there was an odor of marijuana in the bathroom” after I used it. Today, when I got to work, I was terminated for misconduct for violating the company drug policy. If I'd been confronted at the time of the complaint, I could've again proven that I had nothing on my person. I am in Texas. I am wondering if…


A few months ago, I was demoted at work because someone kept telling them I was smoking weed in the bathroom. At the time I wasn't fired because I could prove there was nothing on my person, but they demoted me because apparently multiple people complained. I guess I should've taken the hint and found a new job at that point, but I'm naive and I absolutely loved this job.

My General Manager was out of town last week, and apparently while she was gone she got two more complaints that “there was an odor of marijuana in the bathroom” after I used it. Today, when I got to work, I was terminated for misconduct for violating the company drug policy. If I'd been confronted at the time of the complaint, I could've again proven that I had nothing on my person.

I am in Texas. I am wondering if I'm out of luck on unemployment because it's “misconduct” or if it's wrongful termination. Is there anything I can do here?

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