Can a company suspend me for not attending a meeting 2 hours after a 8 hour graveyard shift?
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Can a company suspend me for not attending a meeting 2 hours after a 8 hour graveyard shift?
The work shift is from 10 pm – 6 am and the meeting is at 8 am.
Asked on December 17, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Unless you have a contract (including a union agreement) which defines and limits your hours, then, yes, the company may suspend--or even terminate you--for missing the meeting. That is because the company, not you, determines your hours of work; they may legally make you work after or other than your normal shift, even if very inconvenient for you, subject only to their obligation to pay you for the time if you are an hourly employee. (If you are salaried, they don't even need to pay you extra.) Shifts are not set in stone or something company's can't change or violate--again, unless there is some contract.
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