Legal Question in Employment Law in Michigan

I was just recently employed at a retirement facility and worked there for 3 months. over the period of my employed i would switch some days with co-workers who asked and when notifying my manager,asst. manager they agreed and confirmed it. i have extremely bad allergies and living in michigan doesnt help in the cold season. i got strep throat last sunday, working in the dietary sector of the home it wouldnt have been correct to work with strep throat being in direct contact with the residents food. i called in and told them they said get a doctors note and we will talk when your better. i go in friday which was yesterday because the manager called my fathers phone and informed him of my termination, bewildered i go into the office and talk to them they claim my termination is due to days off/switched whatever it may be. they never handed any policy books like theyre supposed to for all employees when i asked in regards to that the pulled out a policy booklet and said they were "meaning" to give it to me. so they terminated my employement due to a communicable virus that is contagious. it was only until after i informed them of my ailment that they removed me from the schedule and later from the job. theyre demeanor in handling all of this was quite shady and poorly done. i would like to know if i have been wronged, and theres some course of action i can take. it was a well paying job im a high school student about to go to college and jobs like this are hard to come by in an economy like this.

Asked on 1/30/10, 10:32 am

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Sounds like you became a high maintenance employee. Employers can lawfully treat you as shabbily as they want in that situation.

Answered on 2/04/10, 7:52 pm

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