Wrongful termination. This happened in her private life.
That manufactured TweetStorm/ RaceBaiting should have just been ignored by her employer. Those sitting on their high horses gloating about this may feel differently when it happens to you.
I thought the Cancel Culture was slowly disappearing.
Like others here, I suspect that she may have exhibited questionable behavior before; and this was over-the-top enough to finally cause them to fire her.
I’ve seen situations where troublesome, disruptive people are kept on for various reasons - often legal reasons - until finally they do something provable that will stick.
If I found out one of my employees filed a false police report, I would fire them too. What else have they done that's illegal, or planning to do? It speaks to character.
There aren't too many places on Wall Street that offer union protection; it's not like she will have a shop steward arguing on her behalf anytime soon.
In any event, it wouldn't matter; all of the employment agreements in the private sector are crystal clear that employment is "at will". And if it sounds harsh that one's stupidity outside of the job could get him or her fired, there are certain types of behavior that reflect an absolutely abysmal lack of judgment.
Someone sliding down a railing at a football game went over the side and fell on top of someone in the next level; he was fired from his position within days of the incident. deadspin.com
That he was enjoying the day off on his own time meant nothing to his employer.
I would agree.
Many businesses have a “respectable behavior” or some such clause. Private life yes, though if you draw negative attention to the business they have every right to eject. She very likely would cost them more on lost revenue than her salary.