Not quiet sure where this goes....

[Guest RonB]

Long time reader....but I don't post simply because I am not versed enough in weapons to contribute intelligently to a conversation....hence this questions.

 

I have perused Tennessee laws as well as I can and haven't found quite the answer I am looking for.

 

Is it legal in Tennessee for a employer to terminate a employee for having a licensed firearm in their car?  I know that some states, Georgia for example, it is illegal for an employer to dictate this.  Obviously a company has the right to terminate any employee for bringing a firearm, or any weapon, into the actual place of business, but what about the parking lot?

 

Thank you...and I am sure I will be asking about handguns in the near future.  :)

 

[Guest Cogent Design]

I would check your business's policy manual. I am not allowed to carry at work, but it doesn't say anything about things being kept in my car. If it did, I would park in the adjacent parking lot.

 

Also, "Don't ask, don't tell" comes to mind.

[TripleDigitRide]

Tennessee is a right-to-work state. They can fire you for just about any reason, or no reason at all. Edited December 19, 2012 by TripleDigitRide

[Jesse]

my work doesnt allow weapons inside the gates, which we park inside the gates.   i talked to my HR guy and he said  they wouldnt know if I had a gun in my car and he told me to  stop talking about it.    so i said , will do.

[Guest RonB]

It is specifically in the handbook for which all employees sign that no firearms are allowed on premises.  Premises in this case is pretty loose since the employer is a big box retailer and they share enourmous parking lots with multiple retailers and the person in question does exactly what you suggest Jedi as far as parking in adjacent parking lots.

[Oh Shoot]

Tennessee is a right-to-work state. They can fire you for just about any reason, or no reason at all.

 

"Right to work state" addresses union concerns. We are a right to work state but the policy that determines the ability for employer or employee to terminate employment for any reason, or no reason at all, is "at will employment". TN is also an at-will-employment state.

 

I believe certain contractual employment overrides that, however.

 

Also, various public employment agencies also have a state "public policy" that is adhered to. Example, state universities lay off most recent hires of the same job title in a reduction of force situation, stuff like that.

 

But yeah, in general,  the majority of TN employers can axe whoever they want, for whatever they want.

 

- OS

Edited December 19, 2012 by Oh Shoot