Canyou be suspended without pay for non-investigative purposes?
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Canyou be suspended without pay for non-investigative purposes?
Asked on November 24, 2010 under Employment Labor Law, Arizona
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
Probably. Do you have an employment or union contract that provides otherwise? Is there a company policy to the contrary? Has this action stemmed from some form of discriminatory workplace practice (ie due to race, religion, age, gender, etc). If not then you can be suspended for any reason or no reason at all. The reason is that most employment relationships are "at will" employment. So unless 1 of the 3 exceptions above applies to your situation, your employer is free to do as it likes. Of courese, your free to work for there or not.
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