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    Default Can You Be Required to Find Somebody to Cover Your Shift

    My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: i just called out of work and my excuse that i told my boss was i have to finish writing a research paper for my college class that i have 2nite. and my boss just told me that i have to find someone to cover my shift or its going to be a no call no show when i just called them to let them know i will not be coming in. should i not have even told them my reasoning for calling out? should i have just kept my mouth shut and just told them i cant come in today?

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    Default Re: Call Outs

    It doesn't really matter. They are legally within their rights to demand that you find a substitute and they are not legally obligated to honor a call-out for any reason except some limited medical reasons.

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    Default Re: Call Outs

    Your employer is entitled to know why you're not available to report to work. I suppose you could lie about it and say you're sick but there's always the possiblity the lie will be found out and then you're in worse trouble.

    Here's the unvarnished truth: you have an obligation to your employer to manage your time so that you can get your school assignments done (such as having finished your research paper over the weekend) and be able to report to work as scheduled. If your employer wants to consider your absence a no call/no show if you don't arrange for someone to fill in, they can.

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