Can a company legally stop me or take action against me for taking a day off without pay, If they have no written policy against such action?
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Can a company legally stop me or take action against me for taking a day off without pay, If they have no written policy against such action?
Asked on January 17, 2013 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Unless termination/suspension, etc, under the circumstances is prohibited by existing company policy, the terms of an employment/union agreement or is the result of actionable discrimiantion, then it is perfectly permisible. The fact is that an employee can be discharged or the like for any reason or no reason at all. This is known as "at wil" employment. For their part, an employee can choose to work for an employer or not.
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