Can I be terminated for leaving my job an hour early because I wanted to get home before the travel ban was mandated during a snow storm?
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Can I be terminated for leaving my job an hour early because I wanted to get home before the travel ban was mandated during a snow storm?
Asked on February 1, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, New York
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Did you have a union agreement, employment contract or company policy that prohibited this action or did your treatment constitute some form of actionable discrimination? The fact is that you could have been terminated for this reason (even if a travel ban was about to be issued and you coulnd't legally be on the road). As an "at will" worker you could have been terminated for any reason or no reason at all. As a general rule, an employer can set the terms and conditions of employment much as it sees fit or deems necessary.
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