FedEx

July 8. 2014

To Whom It May Concern:
My name is Jason Manuel Lopez, I.D. This letter shall serve as notice for my request to file a Dispute regarding an incident that occurred on Friday, June 20, 2014, which resulted in my termination today. I believe that I was wrongfully terminated and this decision should be further investigated.
I was very interested in working for FedEx. I live less than 5 minutes away from the warehouse and knew I had the necessary qualities to handle the position. I kept in touch with Mr. Paul Dengel and when a Sort Observation came to East Elmhurst, I applied immediately. In May I received a text to come in to watch a video on May 14, 2014 and prepare for work the following day. I was very excited to begin my position as Package Handler.
A couple a weeks prior to June 20th incident, a female employee, Gabby, smacked me in my rear end, which I didn’t make an issue of since this had never happened to me before. On Friday, June 20th while I was handling the boxes, I felt something on my rear end again. My instant reaction was to put my hand out to my side to block me from getting hit with anything since I didn’t know what it was. When I proceeded to block anything from hitting my rear end, I noticed that the same female employee who hit my rear end previously, had hit my rear end again. She then asked me, “ did you hit me in my ###?, ” My reply to her was “NO”. This completely baffled me and I did not understand why she was asking me this question since I did not hit her “###.” However, I discovered she filed a complaint against me and we were both called in to write a statement and watched the security video. The video showed that I was handling the boxes and wasn’t looking around me when the female employee went to smack my rear end. As I watched the video with John, the head of Security, he said I didn’t do anything wrong and didn’t touch her like she claimed. Nonetheless, I was told to go home while the female stayed working. I believe I have been treated unfairly. While John was present and watched the Security video showing the events that transpired. He admitted that I did not touch her as she claimed. To my knowledge she is still employed at FedEx, while I had waited for weeks to discover my fate at FedEx.
I would like my dispute to be documented and a copy of the Security video. While the person that fired me, Mr. Dengel, did not even see the video, I would like my concern to be addressed with someone who has authority to overturn this decision as I was not at fault and treated unfairly. He also told me it had nothing to do with my work performance.

While I have been treated desperately from this female employee when she was the person who initiated the conflict and sexually harassed me, I have been the person to suffer the consequences. I do not know what her motivation was to fabricate a sexual harassment claim, but I never touched her in any inappropriate behavior as she claimed. This is not right. Upon the head of security reviewing the video to collaborate my version of what transpired on June 20th, and the manager fired me without seeing the security video or giving my version of events the same treatment as the female employees. I was not at fault here and was wrongfully accused of secually harassing a female employee. I feel like I was forced out of a company I worked so hard to enter and as a result signed a NY Separation Notice on 7/5/14 without any due process.

I understand FedEx was not aware of these past incidents of this female employee harassing me on 2 separate occasions. However, this dispute shall serve as an Official Notice. I do not want to take action against FedEx because I respect FedEx and want my job back,
All I ask is that this matter be further investigated by FedEx, and I promptly request to be contacted with respect to this matter as I feel I am not being adequately advised or represented. I was let go without a full investigation and after I was informed by the head of security that I did not, in fact, “touch her” as she claimed.
I await your response.
Your attention in this matter is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,

Jason Manuel Lopez