Originally Posted by
susiesan
How long will he continue to draw his TSA paycheck? How long before he is actually terminated? We taxpayers will be paying this scumbag while he's in jail awaiting trial. Can he be fired for being arrested, before he is convicted?
Probably not. Innocent until proven guilty. He'll most likely be put on administrative leave and we'll keep paying his salary.
Probably he can't be fired for being arrested, but I do believe he has an obligation to show up for work. Since he's presently incarcerated, that makes meeting a work obligation a tad difficult. I don't know a single employer that can't/won't dismiss an employee for not showing up for work. I don't know why the TSA management doesn't understand this. I'm pretty sure that this situation is not covered under the FMLA.