Legal Question in Employment Law in Massachusetts

Work Suspension
My husband's firm has been
experiencing a slow down in work.
Senior management asked his dept.
to use their accumulated timeoff. As
a result, my husband took Friday
afternoon off. That day, he was
called by his manager, at home, and
told that he was placed on Furlough
LOA. He is the oldest person in dept.
(60) and has been with firm the
longest No one else was furloughed.
He needs to work...but can't collect
unemployment benefits due to
''furlough'' status. We have children
in college. Is this fair of the
company? As an employee of this
firm, is he now ''on call'' and required
to go to work whenever they
ask...even if for just a few hours?
As a work-at-will state...can he look
for another job? Why don't they just
terminate him?

Asked on 9/06/08, 11:24 am

Christopher Vaughn-Martel Charles River Law Partners, LLC

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Re: Work Suspension

Although more information would be needed, it is possible that your husband has suffered illegal employment discrimination because of his age.

You should gather all your paperwork and contact an attorney in your area.

Answered on 9/09/08, 12:14 pm

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