QUESTION
What if l was forced to turn in my resignation
Asked on Dec 26th, 2017 on Wrongful Termination - Tennessee
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I had just worked 86 hours and l hadn't had my vacation yet. I was scheduled off but they called me at the last minute and said if l didn't come in to work l would be fired. This was on Christmas Eve and l was at a family event when l was sent this text message. I told them l couldn't make it in.
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This seems unfortunate. However, Tennessee in an employment-at-will state where you can be fired for good, bad, or no reason at all. Refusing to work, whether scheduled or not and whether a holiday or not, is a completely lawful reason to fire someone in this state.
Answered on Dec 30th, 2017 at 1:29 PM