Legal Question in Employment Law in Virginia
I was fired from my job that you have been with for 30+ years just because I had surgery on my arm and my doctor told me not to work, Was it illegal for them to fire me?
Asked on 3/10/11, 11:38 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Very unlikely unless you were covered by a valid contract of employment
or collective bargaining type of agreement. The Commonwealth is among
those 45 or so U.S jurisdictions which are characterized as adherents to
the so-called employment at will doctrine.
Answered on 4/02/11, 8:10 am
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