Legal reason to fire worker?

[JustinM]

So, lets say a guy named "J" has worked at this place close to a year now. J told his boss 6 months ago that he will be attending EMS training starting June 25. J called his boss today to ask about his work schedule starting next week (after asking his boss several times over the past few months). J's boss aid that J can't have the shifts off for school, and that J would be "let go" so that someone can be hired to work a 40 hour week. Is it legal for J's boss to fire him because he is starting school?

J didn't put it in writing that he would be attending school, but his boss agknowledged it for the past 6 months several times (verbal contract?).

[MarcS]

i'm sure they can fire you for any reason they want. You'll either have to convince them to move your shifts around (maybe switch you to a different shift) or tell them to go fuck themselves, let them fire you, then collect unemployment from them as long as possible.

[lvfcfirefighter]

Is this job EMS related?

[JustinM]

Originally Posted by lvfcfirefighter

Is this job EMS related?

Not at all.

[lvfcfirefighter]

Originally Posted by JustinM

Not at all.

okay then, are you a volunteer in EMS?

[crffl]

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In PA your an 'at will' employee unless you have a contract. There are exceptions but if they want to get rid of you they can.


Since 1891, Pennsylvania has subscribed to the theory of employment at will. Thus, as the court noted in Stumpp v. Stroudsburg Municipal Authority 540 Pa. 391, 396 (1995), "as a general rule, employees are at-will, absent a contract, and may be terminated at any time, for any reason or for no reason."


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[ithinkimamedic]

Originally Posted by crffl

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In PA your an 'at will' employee unless you have a contract. There are exceptions but if they want to get rid of you they can.


Since 1891, Pennsylvania has subscribed to the theory of employment at will. Thus, as the court noted in Stumpp v. Stroudsburg Municipal Authority 540 Pa. 391, 396 (1995), "as a general rule, employees are at-will, absent a contract, and may be terminated at any time, for any reason or for no reason."


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the "at will" is a double edged sword and is what our commonwelth subscribes to. Sorry to hear that the company was unwilling to work with said person.

[djturnz]

Yeah let them fire you and go the un-employment route. If anybody else you work with also heard you tell him about the school, get them to document it. He may try to deny unemployment compensation and you'll have to go to court. Of course calling his mommy won't help your compensation case.

[LorDiego01]

Let them fire you and then find a new job.

Dont be a fucking blood sucking, dirt bag loser by "collecting unemployment for as long as you can".

We got enough socialist-pinko-commie leeches in the system already. Don't become one more of them.

[kimbercdp]

Originally Posted by JustinM

So, lets say a guy named "J" has worked at this place close to a year now. J told his boss 6 months ago that he will be attending EMS training starting June 25. J called his boss today to ask about his work schedule starting next week (after asking his boss several times over the past few months). J's boss aid that J can't have the shifts off for school, and that J would be "let go" so that someone can be hired to work a 40 hour week. Is it legal for J's boss to fire him because he is starting school?

J didn't put it in writing that he would be attending school, but his boss agknowledged it for the past 6 months several times (verbal contract?).

So maybe asking instead of telling would have been a better approach? Hard to say, maybe they just didnt think you were going to work out, and took this opportunity to let you go. Sucks to be let go, good luck with your next job.