Legal Question in Employment Law in Virginia
I work as a homehealth nurse. Part of my duties require me to be on call every couple of weeks. The problem is, I am sent out at night by myself to some neighborhoods that make me really uncomfortable and I have actually been put in a situation with one of these patients where I thought I was possibly going to be assaulted. I'm nervous to be out alone as a young women at night, but am told I have to or I will be fired. Is there anything I can do? I don't have a problem being on call, but I shouldn't have to fear for my safety to keep my job.
1 Answer from Attorneys
No, unless you're working under an employment contract which
offers protection with respect to the potential hazards which you've
referenced, I would have to say that you're apparently
without a remedy for the situation described.
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