What to do if my husband and I were hired to be live in co-managers for a retirement community but he died of a heart attack and now I’m out of a job and a place to work?
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What to do if my husband and I were hired to be live in co-managers for a retirement community but he died of a heart attack and now I’m out of a job and a place to work?
Is this legal?
Asked on December 10, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Virginia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
First, please accept our sympathy for your loss.
Unfortunately, if you did not have a written employment contract, your employment was employment at will. Employment at will may be terminated by the employer at any time, for any reason, without prior notice. So if you did not have a contract, this is legal. If you did have a contract, you should review its terms to see what protections or rights it gave you.
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