Legal Question in Employment Law in New Mexico
is it legal to fire a union worker due to injury on the job?
Asked on 11/19/10, 8:18 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall
Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC
Everything depends upon the union contract. Usually an employee may be summarily terminated for drug use or excessive absences. Otherwise, it will probably be a matter for the union, the employee and the NLRB if there has been a violation of the union contract.
Answered on 11/26/10, 9:59 am