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"For cause" isn't relevant here. The point is that whoever doesn't want to move will be terminated, which is perfectly legal. Walmart is betting that a big chu
by DigitalGeppetto 4y ago
"For cause" isn't relevant here. The point is that whoever doesn't want to move will be terminated, which is perfectly legal.
Walmart is betting that a big chunk of its employees in places like Portland OR aren't going to move to Bentonville, AR, and then it can terminate them and have an effective layoff that doesn't look like a layoff. Pretty safe bet.
- neilv 4y agoIf that were the plan, would Oregon officials (for example) pressure to treat it as a layoff?
- DiggyJohnson 4y agoOn what basic would/could they make this argument?
- red-iron-pine 4y agoConstructive Dismissal is a thing.
- schreiaj 4y agoI mean, as someone who just made almost that exact move... (and not even into the relatively blue by comparison Bentonville area) I think more people might be willing to make the move than you'd think. I mean, it's probably still under 50%. But that area of AR isn't too bad. Leaning on the stereotypes - I regularly saw more confederate flags and 'lets go brandon' type stuff in the Portland metro area than I have in AR (and I've spent a fair bit of time here) and I've been met with minimal grief here in spite of being the weird dude in the area with an electric car and shoulder length purple hair. Yes, Harrison still has their billboards that are pro white pride radio but there's other places in the state. I'm a full time remote person but my move here was prompted by a combination of finding a place here that met our criteria and being nearer to my other half's family.