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By Jaekay - 28/09/2016 04:10 - United States - Los Angeles

Today my manager tried to force me to sign an employee contract (I've worked here a year) that she herself refused to sign. If I sign it, they have grounds to fire me because it says no tattoos despite what I was told when I was hired. She says they'll fire me if I don't sign. FML
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I would contact a labor lawyer right away.

If you have a union, contact them immediately. This is how they earn those dues. And I hope that contract says "visible tattoos" and not just any tattoos. Because as long as your sleeves cover it, your tattoo is none of anyone's damn business from a legal/business stand point. But if there's no union and you can't cover it (too high up on your neck, for instance) ask if they can add a grandfather clause to your contract. Try to get it in writing that you can't be fired for the tattoos you already have if you agree to not get any new ones. If it's a smaller company you have a chance to negotiate. If you work for a larger corporation under "at will" employment, you're screwed.

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I would contact a labor lawyer right away.

If you have a union, contact them immediately. This is how they earn those dues. And I hope that contract says "visible tattoos" and not just any tattoos. Because as long as your sleeves cover it, your tattoo is none of anyone's damn business from a legal/business stand point. But if there's no union and you can't cover it (too high up on your neck, for instance) ask if they can add a grandfather clause to your contract. Try to get it in writing that you can't be fired for the tattoos you already have if you agree to not get any new ones. If it's a smaller company you have a chance to negotiate. If you work for a larger corporation under "at will" employment, you're screwed.

cptncuttlefish 24

Seems like you're going to get fired either way. Don't sign it, get in contact with your Union. And if need be, find a new job before they can fire you.

Dont sign, and if they fire you, contact a lawyer to sue for being fired wrongly.

This does not sound like a unionized job. Op has not mentioned being in a union. This sounds like I feel screwed either way. Also unions aren't a fix all. If this was a unionized position, this issue would have already been addressed. I worked at a factory down south in a union and any time there was any kind of contract change we had a meeting, and discussed all terms and talked about who was affected by what so we could collectively decide what to do about it.