Can my job terminate me for going to the bathroom?
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Can my job terminate me for going to the bathroom?
I work the morning shift and I am at the counter for 3 hours alone until someone come in to work with me. This particular day, I had a bowel problem and I had no one to cover behind me that I put up the be back sign and went to the restroom. Then, 3 days later, they did a investigation and said I was gone to
long and terminate me.
Asked on November 7, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately, if you did not have an unexpired written employment contract which in one way or another prevented you from being fired for this reason, you were an employee at will. An employee at will has essentially no rights at work or to his/her job, so they may be fired at any time, for reason--including being away from the desk/counter for what the employer thought was too long a time.
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