My job suspended, told me they would call back in a couple of days and never did. Could I be rewarded back pay for loss of wages since I was never terminated, but never called back?
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My job suspended, told me they would call back in a couple of days and never did. Could I be rewarded back pay for loss of wages since I was never terminated, but never called back?
I could have been working somewhere else, but
instead sitting at home waiting for the call to come
back to work. Tried contacting them, but they won’t
get back to me. Unemployment may deny me
because I was suspended, what do I Do?
Asked on August 11, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
No, there is no back pay for wages while suspended, unless you had a written employment contract (including a union or collective bargaining agreement) and you were suspended in violation of your rights under the agreement. Otherwise, without such a contract, employment is employment at will, and an employer has the right to suspend an employee whenever, and for however long, they like. You can only, if you have been suspended so long that you believe you have been terminated, file for unemployment on the basis of "constructive", or effective, termination; or simply quit/resign and move on to the next job.
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