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Originally Posted by SteamWake
You cannot be terminated without reason.
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Like Mookie said, in many states there's a thing called "At Will Employment".
As much as it sucks in this situation and although I used to think that the concept was wrong, awhile back a conversation with my neighbor and good friend changed my perspective.
He owns a Temp service, and our families met up for drinks one night recently. Somehow the concept of At Will Employment came up. I was squarely in the camp of employers needing a reason to fire someone. He was in favor of current "At Will" laws.
He gave me a great example supporting it. Essentially, he had a sales manager working for him that was scheduled to attend a meeting with a very lucrative potential client. On that day, said manager didn't show up, and it was later determined that said manager had found another job and simply decided to quit without informing anyone.
Said manager's move possibly cost my neighbor in the area of over $1 million annually.
His point was this: the employee had NO legal obligation WHATSOEVER to retain his business as an employer, even to the point likely losing a massive sum of money (which would have added to the bottom line and have paid dividends by way of raises and bonuses to his other employees). Why then should the employer have ANY legal obligation to the employee?
I happen to agree with him.
It's too bad that, in some situations it harms one of our own, but At Will Employment is, in my opinion, only fair.
Sorry to digress and take this conversation off-topic. Just had an opinion I wanted to share.
Btw, Steve - if you have some contact information and some basic background you can PM me, that same neighbor is affiliated with companies in your area and may be willing to help. I know you never ask for anything, but please, PM me your situation and I'll see if I can help you out. No promises, but no good man should stand alone in his time of need.