Got dui, have not had hearing, police called employer today, I was immediately fired & escorted off the premises, is this legal

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I'm questioning the legality of what just happened, my attorney is out of town and I am very distraught! I work for the federal government

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Linda Callahan ·
Well, it wold seem to me that unless there is a term of employment that prohibits a person from being accused of a crime, that this action was unwarranted. Some federal employees have security clearances that may be jeopardized by an allegation of having committed a crime while intoxicated because such persons might pose a national security risk. Even so, I have not heard of a person terminated without some kind of administrative process that ensures they were not unjustly accused of the crime.
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