Can I be laid off for refusing to drive an unsafe truck?
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Can I be laid off for refusing to drive an unsafe truck?
Asked on January 11, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Tennessee
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
The fact is that unless this action violates company policy, a union agreement or employment contract, you can legally be laid off. The fact is that as an "at will" employee, you can be laid off for this reason, any eason or no reason at all. The exception being if your treatment constitutes any form of actionable discrimination, then you would have a claim.
That having been said, you would still be able to collect unemployment, since the reason for your quitting was safety related (although you would have to offer proof).
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