can someone fire you if you have a family issue that you are dealing with.
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can someone fire you if you have a family issue that you are dealing with.
I was fired from my job cause i went to bail my husband out of jail. I told my boss about the situation and she still fired me.
Asked on November 14, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, New Jersey
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Did this action violate the terms of any exisiting employment contract or union agreement that you had? Was your treatment based on some form of legally actionable discrimination? If not, then unfortunately, your termination was legal. The fact is that most employment relationships are what is known as "at will". This means that a company can set the conditions of employment much as it sees fit. Actually, a worker can be discharged for any reason or no reason at all with or without notice.
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