A New Hampshire man who celebrated the birth of his son was fired by his employer after he missed work, the Concord Monitor reported. Lindsay Austin, 26 and her husband Lamar Austin, 30, celebrated the birth of Cainan Austin on New Year's Day. According to The Monitor, their child was the first baby born in Concord, New Hampshire in 2017. Lamar Austin said he was faced with the choice of attending his son's birth or go to work at his new job by his employer, Salerno Protective Services. Austin told The Monitor he chose the birth of his son and his employer informed him that night that he was being let go. Laws in the Granite State offer workers little protection if employers want to fire them. According to The Monitor, New Hampshire is an "at-will employment" state, meaning an employer or employee can generally terminate an employment relationship for part-time or full-time workers at any time and for any reason, with a few exceptions. "Being shrouded in confidentiality we are unable to comment until all business with Mr. Austin has been concluded," Anthony Salerno Jr., of Salerno Protective Services said in a statement. "SPS is not in the practice of releasing employees for reasons stated in the article published in the monitor but must be cognizant of the product we give our clients!"

A New Hampshire man who celebrated the birth of his son was fired by his employer after he missed work, the Concord Monitor reported.



Lindsay Austin, 26 and her husband Lamar Austin, 30, celebrated the birth of Cainan Austin on New Year's Day.


According to The Monitor, their child was the first baby born in Concord, New Hampshire in 2017.

Lamar Austin said he was faced with the choice of attending his son's birth or go to work at his new job by his employer, Salerno Protective Services.

Austin told The Monitor he chose the birth of his son and his employer informed him that night that he was being let go.

Laws in the Granite State offer workers little protection if employers want to fire them.

According to The Monitor, New Hampshire is an "at-will employment" state, meaning an employer or employee can generally terminate an employment relationship for part-time or full-time workers at any time and for any reason, with a few exceptions.

"Being shrouded in confidentiality we are unable to comment until all business with Mr. Austin has been concluded," Anthony Salerno Jr., of Salerno Protective Services said in a statement. "SPS is not in the practice of releasing employees for reasons stated in the article published in the monitor but must be cognizant of the product we give our clients!"