What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Kentucky
My employer fired me for not being in uniform, is that a reason to be fired. Let me explain the details. It was 2 days after a major ice storm hit our state and was declared a state of emergency. Over 75% of our county (work and live in the same city/county) was without power for seven days. However, after talking with the other few people that work in my store, I was the only one that didn't have power (they all live about 15 miles away and I live 3 miles away) I'm required to wear khakis, and company logo shirt and optional is a company logo hat. Since power was out, I wore the company logo shirt and hat and a pair of clean, neat jeans (I work for a home improvement center). When I got to work, I was told I was out of uniform. I explained that the power was still out and didn't have any clean khakis to wear. I was told that wasn't an excuse, that I could have went and gotten a hotel room. I explained that I tried to get a hotel room for me and my family but none had power. The closest hotel that did have power and wasn't booked was about 45 minutes to an hour away. The district manager, whom should I mention lived about 3 hours away and wasn't affected at all by the storm, then told me that I was fired.
Can he really fire me for that? Given the circumstances????
My employer fired me for not being in uniform, is that a reason to be fired. Let me explain the details. It was 2 days after a major ice storm hit our state and was declared a state of emergency. Over 75% of our county (work and live in the same city/county) was without power for seven days. However, after talking with the other few people that work in my store, I was the only one that didn't have power (they all live about 15 miles away and I live 3 miles away) I'm required to wear khakis, and company logo shirt and optional is a company logo hat. Since power was out, I wore the company logo shirt and hat and a pair of clean, neat jeans (I work for a home improvement center). When I got to work, I was told I was out of uniform. I explained that the power was still out and didn't have any clean khakis to wear. I was told that wasn't an excuse, that I could have went and gotten a hotel room. I explained that I tried to get a hotel room for me and my family but none had power. The closest hotel that did have power and wasn't booked was about 45 minutes to an hour away. The district manager, whom should I mention lived about 3 hours away and wasn't affected at all by the storm, then told me that I was fired.
Can he really fire me for that? Given the circumstances????