Legal Question in Employment Law in Missouri
Can my employer fire me for not traveling for 2-3 weeks to cover striking union workers
Asked on 6/21/11, 12:01 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Jonathan D. McDowell
McDowell & McDowell, LLC
Missouri employers can terminate employees for almost any reason (not discrimination for race, color, religion, sex, national origin). If I understand the question correctly, you are a replacement worker.
Because of the scope of your employment, you are in a middle-ground not covered by the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and are not a contract worker. Therefore you could legally be fired for not traveling (or any "arbitrary or capricious reason).
Answered on 6/21/11, 12:09 pm