Can I be fired for being in the hospital
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Can I be fired for being in the hospital
I was in the Er. Had a doctors excuse,
and was told I no longer had a job for
missing work.
Asked on February 7, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Unless you had sick time or PTO to cover your absence, then your employer could terminate you for missing work. That is unless you had an employment contract or union agreement to the contrary. Otherwise, your company could have set the conditions of employment much as it saw fit, absent some form of legally actionable discrimination.
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Unless you had sick time or PTO to cover your absence, then your employer could terminate you for missing work. That is unless you had an employment contract or union agreement to the contrary. Otherwise, your company could have set the conditions of employment much as it saw fit, absent some form of legally actionable discrimination.
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