Is it illegal to fire someone for violating company policy if it involves a lunch break?

legally you could fire the person....................

you may even be able to prove cause if they filed for unemployment(MAY BE ABLE TO). if the policy is in writing and is enforced with EVERY EMPLOYEE you probably will have no issues as far as unemployment but.............

WHY would you want to fire someone who obviously cares about there being someone in the office at all times?

if there are legitimate reasons for your concerns such as this person is slacking while everyone else is gone and then taking their hour break(so in a sense taking a 2 hour break) you may be justified but it seems a rather drastic step for the issue you are trying to address.

If your company has an electronic media service policy regarding personal use of computers and the internet why would you fire them over lunch hour? Fire them for violating your policy about personal use of the computer and internet. Much easier grounds. Have IT pull some records for you to have in his/her file to show how much time they are on the internet if they don't have a work need to do so.

First, write the person up for not following company policy. At the bottom of the write up note that if the behavior continues the employee should expect termination as the result.

Then if the employee continues. Fire that employee. You have warned in writing and the employee failed to follow policy. You will then likely be covered.

I'm pretty sure that Texas is at at-will employment state which means an employer can fire someone for any reason (not including discriminatory reasons) or for no reason at all.

And since you have proof, you can definitely fire him for violating company policy.

No, it wouldn't be illegal. But have you addressed the REAL problem with the person - their goofing off when nobody else is around, and personal Internet use? That would seem like a better place to start.

in case you relatively did violate enterprise coverage, you provoked your individual discharge and if so you does not be eligible for unemployment reward. bypass forward and save on with of you desire, however the declare gets sent to the enterprise and he places down reason(s) your employment ended.

I don't see harm if they are working the same amount of time and taking off only an hour. Take a chill pill.

It's not illegal, just like it isn't illegal for your boss to fire you for asking such a stupid question.

you can fire anyone at any time for any reason or no reason at all.