Can I be fired die to caring for my wife while she was in the hospital?
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Can I be fired die to caring for my wife while she was in the hospital?
I work for a very small family owned restaurant. I’ve worked there nearly 14 months but my wife was recently admitted to the hospital and they discovered that she needed a blood transfusion. I spent the first night at the hospital but worked my shift that next morning. However, the next day is when they said that she needed the transfusion. I asked for the day off explaining why but my boss said,
Asked on May 25, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Oklahoma
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Unless you have sick days or vacation time available, then you have no protections here. That is excepting a union agreement or employment contract that you may have which provides otherwise. If not, then you are an "at will" worker which means that your employer can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination).
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Unless you have sick days or vacation time available, then you have no protections here. That is excepting a union agreement or employment contract that you may have which provides otherwise. If not, then you are an "at will" worker which means that your employer can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination).
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