Can I be written up for attendance and then threatened to be fired for taking a vacation day?
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Can I be written up for attendance and then threatened to be fired for taking a vacation day?
I have over 2 weeks of vacation and one week of PTO. I called in sick 2 days and upon returning to work I got a write-up and a threaten to be fired if I call in again. Is this legal?
Asked on August 19, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Missouri
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
It is certainly inappropriate. But is it legal--the answer is that unless you have a written employment agreeing specifying or limiting the grounds for which you can be disciplined or terminated, then yes, it is legal. Without a written employment agreement, you are an "employee at will" and can be discriplined or fired at any time, for any reason, even an unfair or inappropriate one--for even for no reason at all.
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