Can a employer change their attendance policy without giving employees something in writing stating what the new policy is
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Can a employer change their attendance policy without giving employees something in writing stating what the new policy is
I have worked for company for almost
4 years here in Florida they have
changed their attendance policy
probably 6 or 8 times since I
started but we never get anything in
writing so we really don’t know
everything about the new policy they
recently suspended me possible
termination because they are still
holding stuff against me from over a
year ago is this legal please help
Asked on November 21, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
In theory, they cannot change their attendance policy without notice: any change should be effective only from announcement of the change forward. Unfortunately, unless you have a written employment contract, you are an "employee at will". This means that your employer does not need any reason or justification to discipline or even terminate you: they could do anything they want to you regardless of policy, simply because they want to--employees at will have no rights at their job and no protection from unfair discipline.
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