Does the US have zero employee protection laws?? - eviltoast

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?

  • Coolkidbozzy [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    181·
    1 year ago

    If you aren’t part of a union in the US, you’re probably working without a contract in an agreement called ‘at will’ employment where this is 100% legal. This is how the vast majority of jobs operate

    • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nzOP
      2·
      1 year ago

      There’s a single benefit there, and that’s not having to read through contracts which are boring as all hell, but totally necessary for a modern society.