I have worked at the same restaurant for 9 years. I was fired because couldn't make it into work due to Hurricane Sandy.

  If others did not make it to work either, and none of those employees were terminated, it could be that you were terminated for some other illegal reason and the company is using the storm as an excuse.  If you feel the discharge was really based on retaliation for a complaint you made, or some type of discrimination, you should meet with an attorney to explore this further