Location: Michigan I work at a restaurant in a Downtown area. Last friday I was complaining to my coworkers about the bussers not bussing our tables. Later in the night there were some crazy things happening, there was a teenage takeover. Me and some co workers were talking about how crazy it was. Next day I go into work, everything is normal. I hear coworkers talking about what happened the day before and I chimed in and said yea it's just so dangerous and one of the coworkers who works in the kitchen gives me the dirtiest look and I have no idea why. Later on the night when I'm getting ready to leave my manager pulls me aside and says that coworker said That I said the N word the day before. I'm obviously shocked bc I don't ever say that, not even if it's in a song and i'm alone. Manager believes me said he rolled the cameras that have audio back and did an investigation interviewing employees-I didn't say it and him and the owner believe me but just to stay clear of that employee. I'm obviously upset to be accused of that and ask to have a private meeting with him and the employee so I can figure out why they would say that. A week later we have the meeting, I tell the employee that i didn't say that word and i'm trying to understand why she thought i did. instead of saying anything, she pulls up a video of two coworkers out drunk after work- with one saying "they agree with what i said" but no context. The manager tries to put us back on track and says "you accused her of saying this at work so let's stay focused" she then goes on to say that he is "coddling a white woman" and that the situation has been handled poorly and just acting out without any substance. He sends her home. Owner and manager ask me to sign a statement of what happened, i worked the rest of my shift. Owner calls me the next day saying she knows i didn't say it but she has had 5 employees put in their notice so she has to just let me go. One of them is the busser I was complaining about. Is there anything I can do? I feel powerless. I understand the owners stance, but I just feel like I shouldn't lose my job over a wrongful accusation.