How ong can an employee be suspended for?
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How ong can an employee be suspended for?
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Asked on May 6, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Connecticut
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Unless otherwise mandated under the terms of an employment contract or collective bargaining agreement, a company can just stop scheduling a worker without first providing them notice of termination. The fact is that in an "at will" work arrangement, an employee can be fired for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice. So unless your treatment consitutes some form of actionable discrimination, it is perfectly permissable under the law to suspend an employee indefinitely. That having been said, if the suspension goes on for a period of weeks and you are still not been scheduled for hours, you can claim "constructive discharge" and apply for unemployment benefits (assuming you are in all other ways eligible).
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