Massachusetts
This morning the roads were very dangerous. My road (which is downhill then turns to the left) was particularly dangerous.
I woke up and prepared to go into work.
-My shift starts a 9AM
-At 7:30 AM I decided that I would have to delay my 1 hour commute to work because I could barely even make it to my car (which was parked on the side of the road) because the road was all ice. I called work at 8 AM and then at 8:30 AM where I got in touch with my manager.
I told him my situation and he acknowledged it albeit upset.
At 9:00-9:30 I went outside to check the roads again. I saw that my road was still covered in ice and 2 houses down where the hill stops and the road turns, a car was severely damaged and had crashed into the group mailboxes, destroying half of them.
I called my boss again at 9:30. Explained what I saw and said that I still can't leave yet and that I will let him know when I can come. He acknowledged what I said.
At 10:25 he called me and said, I can either come now or lose my job.
I was just checking the road at the time and it seemed safe enough, So i did come to work, however, if I did not come to work at that moment and he fired me, I wondered what that situation would entail.
My boss said that all the other employees made it to work fine and that I just need to leave earlier and drive slower.
I understand that not showing up to work can warrant a justified firing but environmental conditions specifically unique to my road made the voyage to work significantly more dangerous then my other workers.
In fact if I had left before 9 am it would have been my car that would have been severely damaged and destroyed mailboxes.
I would have many witnesses and persons to vouch for the unique and dangerous situation on my road.
Do i have any rights in this situation? or does me not showing up to work warrant a firing? Would I have a case?
This morning the roads were very dangerous. My road (which is downhill then turns to the left) was particularly dangerous.
I woke up and prepared to go into work.
-My shift starts a 9AM
-At 7:30 AM I decided that I would have to delay my 1 hour commute to work because I could barely even make it to my car (which was parked on the side of the road) because the road was all ice. I called work at 8 AM and then at 8:30 AM where I got in touch with my manager.
I told him my situation and he acknowledged it albeit upset.
At 9:00-9:30 I went outside to check the roads again. I saw that my road was still covered in ice and 2 houses down where the hill stops and the road turns, a car was severely damaged and had crashed into the group mailboxes, destroying half of them.
I called my boss again at 9:30. Explained what I saw and said that I still can't leave yet and that I will let him know when I can come. He acknowledged what I said.
At 10:25 he called me and said, I can either come now or lose my job.
I was just checking the road at the time and it seemed safe enough, So i did come to work, however, if I did not come to work at that moment and he fired me, I wondered what that situation would entail.
My boss said that all the other employees made it to work fine and that I just need to leave earlier and drive slower.
I understand that not showing up to work can warrant a justified firing but environmental conditions specifically unique to my road made the voyage to work significantly more dangerous then my other workers.
In fact if I had left before 9 am it would have been my car that would have been severely damaged and destroyed mailboxes.
I would have many witnesses and persons to vouch for the unique and dangerous situation on my road.
Do i have any rights in this situation? or does me not showing up to work warrant a firing? Would I have a case?