can you legally force someone to travel to a different state for work if it’s not in their job description?
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can you legally force someone to travel to a different state for work if it’s not in their job description?
My manager is stating that we have to cover in different locations when help is needed in neighboring states. However, this was not stated in my job description at all. At no point in my job description or meeting with HR was i informed of having to travel when needed because if so I would have not taken this job in the first place. Can they force me to travel for the day to different states like this? Is this legal?
Asked on July 21, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Connecticut
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Do you have a union/collective bargaining agreement or employment contract that prohibts you from having to travel? Does your treatment constitute some form of legally actionable discrimination/retalaition? If not, then I'm afraid that you ill have to continue to travel. The fact is that most employment is "at will". This means that a company can set the conditions of work much as it sees fit. For their part, an employee can either comply with their work requirements, complain and risk termination, or quit.
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