Can my job legally fire me for taking off for a subpoena

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Can my job legally fire me for taking off for a subpoena

New job fired me cause within first week i missed and went to hospital
with doctors note as well as me asking off for a day that i was
subpoena to court.

Asked on March 21, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Texas

Answers:

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 8 years ago | Contributor

As unfair as this seems, it is legal. An employer can deny an employee time off in order to appear in court. With the exception of a andfule of states a few states that require an employer to give time off for certain types of cases (e.g. domestic violence), an employer is within can deny such time. The fact is that most employment relationshipss are "at will". This means that a company can set the conditons of employment much as it deems appropriate or sees fit. So unless your treatment constitutes some form of legally actionable discrimination or violates a union agreement/employment contract, you have no claim here.


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