QUESTION
as a fulltime, one of my benefits is sick time...can I be terminated on attendance with sick days available to me?
Asked on Apr 26th, 2017 on Wrongful Termination - Florida
More details to this question:
I received a final on productivity which was a group write up....a termination because of an absence...i have had other absences and each was explained...and yet I was treated as a verbal write up...with SICK HOURS available. I have hours available and was given one written write-up on attendance as a final termination.
1 ANSWER
There is no legal right most likely in the situation as an employee at will to keep your job or to prevent an employer from terminating you simply because of absences unless they would have been covered under the family medical leave act. You should contact and employment lawyer and review the situation if you were employed in full-time capacity for at least a year and there are 50 or more employees. If not then you may not have the right to any legal action other than unemployment
Answered on Apr 29th, 2017 at 6:21 AM
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