Reported in Miami Herald – the answer is Yes. You might be shocked but there is no law to protect employees from being fired if they leave their job even if it’s during a hurricane and EVEN IF it’s a mandatory evacuation, according to Ladders. It completely depends on the company and their policies, although unlikely to require employees to work in a dangerous situation including hurricane conditions. Florida is a right to work state
One lawyer says Florida residents leaving the state and missing work have a chance of losing their jobs — and it would be legal. bit.ly/2gPs5MH
Posted by FOX 4 News on Saturday, September 9, 2017
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which mandates that people have safe working conditions, doesn’t have specific rules about working during adverse weather like a hurricane. “If you don’t go to work, and the hurricane doesn’t make a massive impact to the area, you’re doing it at your own risk.” READ MORE: Here
Another reason people don't evacuate….In Florida, no law shields workers from being fired for being absent from work because they evacuated their families due to dangerous weather to protect them.
Posted by Patty Naja on Saturday, September 9, 2017
