Can an employer terminate you if you gave notice and called out due to bad winter weather storm and attempted to make it to work but couldn’t?
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Can an employer terminate you if you gave notice and called out due to bad winter weather storm and attempted to make it to work but couldn’t?
There were no past disciplinary actions or write-ups in your file. Also, other employee called out but did don’t loose their jobs.
Asked on January 29, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, North Carolina
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Unless you had a union agreement, employment contract or company policy that did not allow this action or your treatment constituted some form of actionable discrimation, it was perfectly legal to be discharged for not going into work in a snowstorm (even if a travel ban was issued and you coulnd't legally be on the streets. As an "at will" worker you could have been terminated for this reason, any reason or no reason at all. The fact is that as a general rule, an employer can set the terms and conditions of employment much as it sees fit.
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