John, a small business owner, hired a new employee named Sarah. During the first few months of her employment, Sarah was a model employee and met all of John’s expectations. However, after several months, John began to notice that Sarah was taking longer breaks than allowed, arriving late to work, and not completing tasks on time. John decided to terminate Sarah’s employment, citing her poor performance as the reason.
Sarah was shocked by the termination and believed it was unjustified. She filed a complaint with the labor department, claiming that John had terminated her because she had refused his advances. John denied the allegations, stating that he had fired Sarah for poor performance. Was John’s termination of Sarah legal, and was Sarah entitled to any compensation or damages for her termination based on her allegations of discrimination?