An employment contract is intended to backstop everything you were promised or negotiated during the hiring process. It doesn't really matter if you're in a rig

An employment contract is intended to backstop everything you were promised or negotiated during the hiring process. It doesn't really matter if you're in a right-to-work state or not, an employment contract provides you with recourse if the terms are not upheld by your employer. In the case of a breach, that is something you can remedy in court. (Whether or not it is worthwhile to pursue that legal case depends entirely on the context) * anything you negotiated during hiring like RSU or sign-on bonuses * stating your salary, benefits, vacation is the basis for protecting you from theft of that compensation. * IP ownership clauses can protect your independent, off the clock work * work location, if you are hired remote and then threatened with termination due to new RTO policies I am just pulling from the top of my head general examples.