What is the name of your state? Missouri. I went to school for a year to become a medical assistant (ma) and have worked in a doctor's office as such for about 7 months. Now my employer is telling me I would be better suited as a receptionist because the ma job is going to be offered to an LPN, someone with more training and experience. However, the truth is that it won't be an LPN replacing me, but another ma who happens to be a relative of one of my bosses. Is this legal?