Can my employer fire me because of a death in my family?

Pregnant on full bed rest as I am having contractions daily - not due til Mid-October and employer says if I don't return to work on Monday I am fired.... can they do this?

My husband was fired without a verbal or oral notice of doing anything wrong on his job - but was called into the office on monday and told that the other employees had said certain things about him and because...

My mother is a part time LPN and was not eligible for fmla. She has used all of her sick time & vacation time and is still not well enough to go back to work. They are firing her 8/30/08 and she will not have medical...

My sister died in June 2007. She left no will and had no savings, property or assets. She worked up until her death as a CNA at a local nursing home. I have taken care of her bills. Do I need to file a tax return...

I was wondering of an employer can legally demote or fire an employee for something they have done after hours. If the act is not illegal and there is no company policy against the specific act.