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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did your husband get the approval to leave the trip early in writing?  If so, his employer doesn't have a leg to stand on.  Plus, if the vacation time had already been approved (again, in writing, on file with HR/etc) then the paper trail has been long established.  [/quote]

Unless he has an employment contract or union agreement that limits the grounds for firing, the employer doesn't need a reason to fire him. As my employment law professor used to say, "without a contract, you can be fired for a good reason, a bad reason, or no reason at all."[/quote]

Yes, but your reason cannot be a pretext for something else that's illegal (e.g. age discrimination, whistle blowing). Moreover, a good lawyer would argue the company didn't follow its usual policy and procedures with respect to paid time off/vacations.[/quote]

There us no indication that this was a pretext for illegal discrimination based on membership in a protected class. Not following internal vacation procedures, while perhaps unfair, is not illegal. You can't sue for every unfair thing that happens to you.

Sorry, OP. I agree with others that it sounds like it would have happened for some other "reason" if not the vacation. Hope he finds something better soon. [/quote]

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