Legal Question in Employment Law in Tennessee

I live in tennessee i have to work every other weekend at my job,last weekend i called in on saturday,they have since told me i have to come in this saturday to make up for the shift i called in? is this legal for them to make me come in to make up for a shift i called in for?


Asked on 9/29/17, 7:59 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
James R. Becker, Jr. Becker Law Firm

In one word...yes.

Tennessee is an employment at-will state. Unless you have a union or some contractual right to not work, your employer has the right to assign you to work any shift it may designate.

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Answered on 9/29/17, 12:27 pm


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