Appellate Practice Attorney serving New York, NY
Absent a contract (which can sometimes be created by an employee handbook) or statute which either provides that an employee will be employed for a certain time (i.e. a three year contract) or limits the reasons why an employee can be fired (i.e. a contract which provides that an employee can only be fired for good cause, or a statute which provides that no employee can be fired based o their religion), an employee can be fired for any reason, including refusing to work additional hours.
Answered on Sep 17th, 2013 at 12:03 PM