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Canadian but I believe it comes down to whether or not your state has “at will” employment or not - which is basically: it’s my company so I can fire you for wh

Canadian but I believe it comes down to whether or not your state has “at will” employment or not - which is basically: it’s my company so I can fire you for whatever I want. I don’t believe California is an at-will employement state.

Cyclone_ 8y ago
I think technically all states are "at will", some just have a few more protections than others do.
- wnoise 8y ago
  Montana is the only exception.
cperciva 8y ago
“at will” employment [...] it’s my company so I can fire you for whatever I want I am not a lawyer, but my understanding is that "at will" employment allows an employer to fire a worker for no reason (just like an employee can decide to quit without providing a reason) but not for any reason. In particular, you can't fire someone for being black, for being pregnant, for refusing to do something illegal, etc. This is why there is common advice of "don't tell people why you're firing them" -- as soon as you give an explanation, there's a risk that your words could be twisted into implying that you fired them for a bad (i.e., illegal) reason rather than simply for no reason.
- paulcole 8y ago
  No, it’s any reason as long as it’s discriminatory: “At-will employment is a term used in U.S. labor law for contractual relationships in which an employee can be dismissed by an employer for any reason (that is, without having to establish "just cause" for termination), and without warning” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment I can fire you for being a fan of the Raiders because I am a fan of the Chargers.
  - cperciva 8y ago
    Sure. Perhaps I should have said "for no reason, or for any non-illegal reason".
dmh2000 8y ago
officially it is at-will, but there are so many exceptions that it almost isn't.
paulcole 8y ago
American but I believe California is an at-will employment state. https://www.rocketlawyer.com/article/what-states-are-at-will-employment-states-ps.rl https://www.rocketlawyer.com/article/what-states-are-at-will...

Cyclone_ 8y ago

I think technically all states are "at will", some just have a few more protections than others do.

wnoise 8y ago
Montana is the only exception.

cperciva 8y ago

“at will” employment [...] it’s my company so I can fire you for whatever I want I am not a lawyer, but my understanding is that "at will" employment allows an employer to fire a worker for no reason (just like an employee can decide to quit without providing a reason) but not for any reason. In particular, you can't fire someone for being black, for being pregnant, for refusing to do something illegal, etc. This is why there is common advice of "don't tell people why you're firing them" -- as soon as you give an explanation, there's a risk that your words could be twisted into implying that you fired them for a bad (i.e., illegal) reason rather than simply for no reason.

paulcole 8y ago
No, it’s any reason as long as it’s discriminatory: “At-will employment is a term used in U.S. labor law for contractual relationships in which an employee can be dismissed by an employer for any reason (that is, without having to establish "just cause" for termination), and without warning” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment I can fire you for being a fan of the Raiders because I am a fan of the Chargers.
- cperciva 8y ago
  Sure. Perhaps I should have said "for no reason, or for any non-illegal reason".

dmh2000 8y ago

officially it is at-will, but there are so many exceptions that it almost isn't.

paulcole 8y ago

American but I believe California is an at-will employment state. https://www.rocketlawyer.com/article/what-states-are-at-will-employment-states-ps.rl https://www.rocketlawyer.com/article/what-states-are-at-will...