PiedmontSteward
RTW-4-Less
I recently got a felony DUI away from work. I feel confident that I will keep my job except for the fact that I could be facing jail time. My question is what happens if a part time employee goes to jail? Automatically lose my job? I have a good amount of vacation time saved up, maybe I could use them while I'm away?
Thanks in advance
Depends heavily on how much time you'll have to serve. Your attorney (you have one, don't you?) will be able to give you an idea on this.
Many states let offenders serve time on weekends -- this would be ideal, but probably won't apply to a felony DUI. If it's around 30 days, you have a decent chance if you can combine vacation/personal time along with having a decent management team. If it's beyond that, your chances are pretty dim.
Even if you notify them, you can be fired for "an unauthorized leave of absence."