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Old Nov 22, 2011 | 2:02 pm
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Originally Posted by greentips
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.
Feds are a bit different, but in some states a mere arrest is sufficient cause to fire a person. Given that this person is in a position of "public trust" AND that part of a screener's duties are to grope people, it ought to be grounds to dismiss.

(Duly noted that even Global Entry can be revoked for this sort of thing....)
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