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That's all fine and good on paper, but what do you think really happens when an employer fires an at-will employee, without cause, who doesn't like what happene
by caymanjim 7y ago
That's all fine and good on paper, but what do you think really happens when an employer fires an at-will employee, without cause, who doesn't like what happened?
- danaris 7y agoMaybe the employee gets their lawyer involved, and then the company gets their entire cadre of highly-paid lawyers specializing in exactly this thing involved and regardless of whether the law's on the employee's side, he gets a legal fight that will just drain his resources for years and years (or until he's broke).
- caymanjim 7y agoI'm not saying the employee would win, but nor would your scenario occur, in most cases. They'd just pay them off. It's easier to avoid that entirely and offer severance. To get back to my original point, being a real employee rather than a contractor means there's a cost to arbitrary termination, which provides the employee with some additional job security. This is one of the many reasons why one might prefer to be an employee, rather than a contractor, even if there are tax implications.
- paulsutter 7y agoSo basically it is better to have a terrible tax situation, because you’re hoping to hang on to a job where you aren’t wanted? I’m sorry to hear it, that’s a really sad situation.