Is it legal for my bossto senda text message to a co-worker to make sure that I was here at work the day she had off?
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Is it legal for my bossto senda text message to a co-worker to make sure that I was here at work the day she had off?
Asked on September 28, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
Absolutely your boss can do this. The fact is that most employers have a great deal of discretion in setting the terms and conditions of work; following up on an employee with a co-worker can be one of them. For their part, an employee can continue to work for an employer or not; it's their choice.
So unless this action violated company policy in some way or is prohibted by an existing employment/union agreement, or was the direct result of actionable discrimination (none of which you indicated by the limited facts presented), then your employer's action was perfectly permissible under the law.
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