Can I sue for wrongful termination in a state that has the at-will employment law?

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I. G

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I requested time off a month ago for a special service at church (my best friend was ordained to the priesthood) and my boss granted me the 1 day off. I am required by company policy to request days off 7 days in advance. I have not requested any days off for church or personal days since 2008. I have no conduct documentation in my employee file. My boss (who granted the time off) fired me and told me that he felt as if I needed more time for church since I requested that day off and he found someone that would come in and not let church get in the way.

The CEO told me that he would terminate me if he found out that I made a complaint to the state about anything that was going on in the facility (group home). I made a complaint to the state about 2 weeks ago about my boss driving our clients around on a revoked driver license and allowing their medications to run out.
 
you were given the rules, you disobeyed them so yes they have a right to let you go. But work at will laws say that they need no reason to let you go. Even if you did nothing but they decided they had too many people or ample people or were short of people they could still let you go and you could not go back on them for anything.

Sometimes there can be ramifications in that when you turn in a company and they get mad they can manufacturing a story about you and you'd never know what was said just that you have trouble finding another job. So I hope when you complained you did it anonymously, didn't point fingers and suggested that those situations "might" be happening there and that the state might want to check it out for themselves..
 
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