Can you get fired for a past suspended license?
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Can you get fired for a past suspended license?
I was hired 2 months ago for a job that required some driving (though it was not the main function and I can get around the driving). I have a valid drivers license. However, it was suspended for 1 day about 2 years ago. I paid my ticket and it’s valid now. This morning I was fired because I couldn’t have anything on my driving record. Is it legal that they hired me 2 months ago without asking me about my license record or mentioning this clause in the agreement?
Asked on June 28, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you have an employment agreement and it addresses termination--such as the grounds for termination, or the process or procedure to be followed to terminate you--then that agreement is enforceable and you may only be fired in accordance with it. On the other hand, if you either don't have an employment agreement, or you do, but it is silent on the issue of termination (and does not otherwise guaranty employment), you are an "employee at will." As the term implies, an employee at will may be fired by the employer at will--at any time, for any reason, or even for no reason at all. So if you don't have an employment agrement protecting your employment in this regard, you could be fired for the reason given.
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