Posted on 04/24/2013 5:27:00 AM PDT by Highmile
A distraught mother came to News 4 after her 20-year-old daughter was fired after missing work for training duties with the Missouri National Guard.
Morgan Johnson was sworn in to the Missouri National Guard on April 18 and told her boss at the Crystal City Subway she would miss work to train with her unit that next weekend.
She was fired the following Monday even though a federal law protects her from losing her job over military service.
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Assume the hogie slinger didn’t tell the boss (remember these are very small outlets with few people) that she’d decided to be a weekend warrior. Then a few days after hiring she’s off for a weekend of fun and games.
Besides, being a former soldier, I don’t have much use for females who wish to augment their meager wages by signing up for the NG
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“Assume the hogie slinger didnt tell the boss (remember these are very small outlets with few people) that shed decided to be a weekend warrior.”
Doesn’t matter, the law still says what it does.
He still has to give her the time off.
But, but, but bosses shouldn’t have to follow the law if it’s inconvenient!
Yeah, so they tell me here in NY.
She told her boss as soon as she found out that she had been ordered to a drill weekend for training.
Yep.
She signed up on the 18th, I doubt she expected to be called up to report to training 2 days later.
Exactly! There are definitely Freepers who belong to the Holy Church of Capitalism and worship at the alter of “The Boss.”
Exactly, and he had to by law give her the time off.
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