Can an employer ask about your family emergency?
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Can an employer ask about your family emergency?
I went to pick up my check and he asked me to come to his office and spoke to me and asked me about why I didn’t come in on my day I suppose to work and I told him that it was a family emergency. Can he write me up for family emergency?
Asked on April 9, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Virginia
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
An employer can inquire as to why a worker was absent from their shift. Further, unless you had PTO (i.e. sick and/or vaction time) to cover your absence, you can be written up for being out. This assumes that you had no protection under the terms of an employment contract or union agreement.
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