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Does the US have zero employee protection laws?? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by luthis to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Just following on from this: https://lemmy.nz/post/1134134

Ex-Tesla employee reveals shocking details on worker conditions: 'You get fired on the spot.'

I'm curious about how far this goes.

You can't get fired on the spot in NZ, unless you like, shot someone or set the building on fire or something really bad.

But it seems that in the US, there's little to no protections for employees when their bosses are dickheads?

Also, any personal stories of getting fired on the spot?

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[-] SoloboiNanook@hexbear.net 30 points 3 years ago

I live in an at will state.

I once got fired when I couldnt remember which toolbox i got a wrench from in a large warehouse lol.

[-] luthis 10 points 3 years ago

Honestly that's legal grounds to mail them human feces in a package carefully designed to leak once it gets into their mail pile.

[-] SoloboiNanook@hexbear.net 13 points 3 years ago

I was under a guy who managed the warehouse by himself for like 15 years and he could not conceptualize someone who didnt understand it as well as he did. The wrench was the final thing, but the guy had some weirdo problems with people.

I was also fired after i toom a 3 week long vacation in Vegas in feb 2020. Covid had not quite hit yet but it was clearly building. I returned and my job called me the day before i was to come back to work and simply told me not to bother. I was never given a reason.

At will states are pretty fucked up. Employers can turn your shit upside down on a whim.

[-] Wats0ns@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago

Yes officer, this comment right there

[-] luthis 2 points 3 years ago

IANAL 🤣

this post was submitted on 22 Aug 2023

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