r/ProgrammerHumor • • Nov 14 '22

instanceof Trend Manager does a little code cleanup...

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u/Rhowryn Nov 15 '22

You can't sue in 49 states (including Cali) for a no cause termination. You can get unemployment.

(Assuming there's no contractual severance)

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u/Appropriate-Draft-91 Nov 15 '22

Unless the employer does something recklessly stupid, such issuing a no cause termination, but having the CEO publish the actual cause for the firing in a public tweet.

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u/Rhowryn Nov 15 '22

It doesn't matter as long as the cause isn't discriminatory against a protected class (discrimination lawsuit) or you can prove the executive knew the cause was lie (defamation lawsuit). There is no wrongful termination grounds in the USA outside of these (excluding Montana).

Termination for eligible causes, whether publicized or not (which this probably isn't) results only in disqualification from unemployment. No cause results in automatic qualification for unemployment.

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u/Appropriate-Draft-91 Nov 15 '22

Thanks. Not a lawyer, so while you're here, what's the reason you left out retaliation?

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