An employer in California has an attendance policy that, if violated, can result in termination. However, the employer also has a policy of issuing oral and written warnings for misconduct before an employee is terminated. An employee violated the attendance policy and was fired, but the violations occurred over an extended period of time and the employee was not warned that he was about to cross the maximum number of call-in violations before being terminated. Isn't the employer required to follow its warning policy before firing the employee?

