Is it against the law to fire somebody because they were sick?

Question

On thursday I went in to my work after babysitting and I had a huge head ache. Even the guy i worked with said i looked sick. Well, the next day I woke up to get ready for school and it was there, just 3 times as worse. So, I missed school, and at noon my sister came in and asked me if I was going to work. I never answered her so she called in for me. I then woke at 3, the time I was supposed to go in to work and started freaking out that I was late. But my sister reassured me that she called in for me. So I went back to sleep with the head ache still there, just not as bad now. The next day I'm headed in to work. I have 45 minutes to kill so I go grab me something to eat. I was in the drive thru line for 45 minutes, I was really angry by the time I got to the window. I called and told them I was going to be about 10 min. late, they said okay. I'm not even a mile away and the ass. manager calls and tells me I didn't have to come in. The manager didn't even bother to tell me.

Answer 1

It is unless the state is an at-will state. like california where they can fire you without a reason, and if they give one, it does not matter.

Answer 2

No, a company can fire you for pretty much any reason or no reason. And if you aren't available when you are scheduled to work, they probably will, and did. The fact that you were sick doesn't change that.

And it sounds like being late the next day was what really finished it. You should have just gone inside to get your food when you saw the drivethru line was that long., or gone somewhere else, or just skipped it altogether.

Answer 3

Don't worry about it, you can always get another job. Most states can fire for pretty much any reason if they really want to get rid of you.

Answer 4

They can an do it in PA