Can an employer make you work at a different location if the office you work at is closed due to the weather?
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Can an employer make you work at a different location if the office you work at is closed due to the weather?
I work for a company that is a nursing home but they also have an Adult Daycare which is where I work. The daycare will be closed due to the hurricane but the director is saying it’s mandatory the we go to the nursing home and work. They even threatened it will be consequences if we refuse to work there. It’s no where in the employee handbook states if the daycare is closed we would have to work at their nursing home nor was this ever mentioned during my interview when I accepted the job.
Asked on September 7, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, South Carolina
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Unless this action violates the terms of an employment contract or union agreement, it is legal. As an "at will" worker, your company can set the conditions of your employment much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination). This includes where to assign you to work. Further, if you refuse you can be suspended or even terminated. In fact, you can be terminated for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice.
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