QUESTION
i was fired for leaving work after my shift was up
Asked on Aug 01st, 2013 on Labor and Employment - Nevada
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i have never taken a sick day and have been asking about my vacation time lately. today i refused to stay extra time after my 10 hour shift because i didn't feel well and i was called 3 hours later and told i was terminated. i have no write ups or reprimands and never missed a day of work in over a year. i work in a casino in Nevada. is there anything i can do about this clear injustice? can they really fire you for not working overtime or trying to take a sick day?
1 ANSWER
R. Christopher Reade
With the exception of employees governed under labor agreements or express contracts, in Nevada as an at-will employment state, Employers can terminate an employee for almost any reason or for no reason at all, so long as it is not a prohibited reason. "Since employees in Nevada are presumed to be at-will, an employer can dismiss an at-will employee with or without cause, so long as the dismissal does not offend this state's public policy. (citations omitted). While [Nevada] has recognized certain exceptions to the at-will employment doctrine (citation omitted), these exceptions are 'severely limited to those rare and exceptional cases where the employer's conduct violates strong and compelling public policy.'" Ozawa v. Vision Airlines, 125 Nev. 556, 561 (2009). With that being said, many casinos in Nevada have employment agreements that may set forth the grounds and bases for discipline.
Answered on Aug 02nd, 2013 at 3:29 PM