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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is true. No idea why you're being downvoted. There are tons of protections in place for workers in at-will states.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nope. You can just get laid off for "no reason."

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

No you can't.
Labor laws are a very real thing.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yes, that's the entire point of "at-will" employment.

There are protected classes, but "for no reason" is quite legal in most states, which is the terrible reality. US labor laws suck.

https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/law-and-life/what-are-your-legal-rights-if-you-are-laid-off/#:~:text=Federal%20Protections&text=Nearly%20all%20jobs%20are%20considered,long%20as%20it's%20not%20discriminatory.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

That depends on where you're working. If you're working for a company in an industry that tends to lay people off at certain times, then yeah you're probably to be laid off in the future. Most companies aren't like that though.