If you are under an State of Emergency can your employer penalize you if you leave early or don’t come in?
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If you are under an State of Emergency can your employer penalize you if you leave early or don’t come in?
My friends and I were talking about the up coming winter weather and if a State of Emergency would go into place. If you live in an area affected by any form of bad weather and are under a State of Emergency and refuse to go into work can they give you a point or reprimand you for not showing up or leaving early? I understand that mine is an
Asked on January 5, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Georgia
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
A state of emergency does not prevent a private employer from terminating an at-will employee who does not show up to work. "At will" means that they do not have protection under a union agreement or employment contract. Otherwise, a worker can be fired for not finding a way to make it into the workplace; a company can set the terms and conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit.
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