Yes good points. Technically he was giving notice however the reality of working "at will" means the employer can say thank you very much for the courtesy but p

Yes good points. Technically he was giving notice however the reality of working "at will" means the employer can say thank you very much for the courtesy but please leave the building asap and don't let the door hit you on the way out. The company I work at does this if you are leaving for a competitor. They typically will pay you the two weeks you give notice for but your badge, logon and email no longer works. Great point about making the vesting period 2 years... But again being "at will" means your courtesy was equivalent to a resignation. True there is a common decency the company could be expected to uphold but it sounds like that was too much for this company. The way I look at it though was at least they bought him a plane ticket home. Pro Tip: don't give notice a few days from vesting.