Can I be fired for being routinely late to meetings?

YES. That said, you can be fired for wearing a blue shirt, and nothing at all. California is an 'at will ' employment state. If the employer no longer has a 'will' that you work there, you don't work there any longer.

I assume you are an at-will employee. Under this assumption, you can indeed be terminated for being regularly late for meetings or any other reason that is not unlawful (e.g., discrimination based on race, gender, religion, et cetera). Even if you could only be terminated for cause, being routinely late for meetings could in some cases constitute "cause" for termination. Most employees in California, however, are "at will" and fall within the first paragraph above.

Yes, it could be. Actually if you are an at will employee you can be let go without any reason. Keep you boss happy.

If employment at will applies, an employer doesn't even need any grounds to terminate.

Yes, in GA, an employer may fire you for this, or for anything else, so long as the discharge is not motivated by Race, Age, Sex, National Origin, Religion, Handicap Georgia recognizes the doctrine of employment at will. Employment at will means that in the absence of a written contract of employment for a defined duration, an employer can terminate an employee for good cause, bad cause, a mistaken cause, or no cause at all, so long as it is not an illegal cause. Illegal causes are limited in Georgia to the EEOC/Discrimination grounds: Race, Age, Sex,National Origin, Religion, Handicap If it is not on that list, it is not protected in GA. For more information: http://sos.georgia.gov/firststop/georgia_employers.htm Otherwise being routinely late to meetings would be one of these: good cause, bad cause, a mistaken cause, or no cause at all If I may give you some practical advice: Either find another job, or dedicate yourself to doing what the employer wants. Do not be late to meetings, instead show up early enough to be noticed. It appears that you can not follow your own agenda (doing your job well appears to be your agenda) and keep the employer happy. Do what ever it takes to make the employer not only happy, but pleased to keep you on as what they see as valued employee.

Yes, but an attorney would need more complete information to determine if is unreasonable or illegal to terminate you for being late for meetings.