Medical experts usually say the average person can live for 4 to 6 weeks without food. The amount of time someone can go without water is much shorter, roughly a week (or less).
Your employer can force you to take leave at a particular time as long as they give you at least two weeks' notice. However, it is common for employer and employee to come to an agreement about the timing of annual leave. If you put in a request for leave, your employer has to have a good reason to refuse it.
Risks of giving a two weeksâ notice to your employer. Unfortunately, some companies abuse an employeeâs two weeksâ notice by terminating them before the end of the notice date. California is an at-will employment law state and your employer can terminate you before you planned to leave the company.