Can I legally be fired from my job due to missing one day for a family emergency?
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Can I legally be fired from my job due to missing one day for a family emergency?
Asked on October 18, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, West Virginia
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Unless you are protected by a union agreement, employment contract or your discharge was the result of actionable discrimination or constituted a violation of company policy, you have no legal recourse. The fact is that an employer can hire and fire at will; this means for any reason or no at all. It can also set any other term or condition of the workplace. This is called "at will" employment.
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