Can an employer ask who i live with or require me to move because of it?
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Can an employer ask who i live with or require me to move because of it?
I am a shift supervisor at a food service job.
I work on a college campus and my manager is my
room mate. Is it legal for my employer to, ask
for copies of the lease, demand that we move so
we are no longer living together, and threaten
termination for one or both of us if we chose
not to move?
Asked on February 14, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Unless this action constitutes some form of legally actionable discirmination, your employer can request this. That having been said, you cannot be forced to comply, although absent an employment contract or union agreement to the contrary, you can be fired if you do not. The fact is that you can be terminated for any reason or no reason at all. This is called "at will" employment. Basically, a business can set the conditions of work much as it sees fit.
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Unless this action constitutes some form of legally actionable discirmination, your employer can request this. That having been said, you cannot be forced to comply, although absent an employment contract or union agreement to the contrary, you can be fired if you do not. The fact is that you can be terminated for any reason or no reason at all. This is called "at will" employment. Basically, a business can set the conditions of work much as it sees fit.
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