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In reply to the discussion: A retail worker who misses a shift because of an emergency can be fired on the spot. [View all]Uncle Joe
(58,357 posts)5. Here try this one
Can your job fire you for a family emergency?
Unless the family emergency is covered under FMLA AND the employer knew or should have known that to be the case, then yes, you can be legally fired for missing work due to a family emergency; yes, it is legal for them to contest your unemployment (the employer does not have the power to either grant or deny benefits; ...Dec 18, 2012
Can You Be Fired for Missing Work Due to a Family Emergency ...
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Of course there are other emergencies in addition to medical whether it be transportation disruptions or major domestic/social upheavals.
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A retail worker who misses a shift because of an emergency can be fired on the spot. [View all]
Uncle Joe
Nov 2019
OP
when we the ppl are convinced we're merely another commodity in the great rat race, this happens
Kurt V.
Nov 2019
#1
"Employment at will" doesn't mean that someone can get fired for one no show. That's preposterous..
George II
Nov 2019
#13
'Employment at will" does not allow a company to terminate employees without cause. Period!'
melman
Nov 2019
#14
I'll try again. And just what is your experience in matters like this, any? In other words....
George II
Nov 2019
#44
Unfortunately, Sanders doesn't understand how it works in corporations or the working world...
George II
Nov 2019
#18
Precisely!! NO one can be dismissed without the reasons being documented, and this BS about...
George II
Nov 2019
#20
How many minimum wage workers lose their jobs for not showing up for a shift? Probably....
George II
Nov 2019
#38
OK, but we're cool with the CEO getting a 33% pay raise and making 20 million a year though right?
progressoid
Nov 2019
#40
The premise of the OP is that a shift worker loses his/her job for a single no-show....
George II
Nov 2019
#42
Boom. There it is. When I worked in retail and the food industry I have seen it many times.
Autumn
Nov 2019
#68
Companies may break the rules, but there is always legal recourse, and generally prevails.
George II
Nov 2019
#29
Sure. A single mother working minimum wage has the time and resources to sue her employer.
progressoid
Nov 2019
#32
In most (if not all) states one doesn't have to sue his/her employer. Just file a complaint...
George II
Nov 2019
#34
Workers' rights on a Federal level have not been eroding. When a state complaint is filed....
George II
Nov 2019
#41
Employment at will - termination for any reason or no reason at all- bye-bye
Backseat Driver
Nov 2019
#60
Documenting, progressive discipline and witnesses are certainly to be expected at a large retail
WhiskeyGrinder
Nov 2019
#65