RE: Layoff logistics and etiquette

["Brierley, Sean" <Sean -dot- Brierley -at- Jenzabar -dot- Net>]

My state, Connecticut, is an "at will state." If there is no contract
between employer and employee that spells out a specific relationship or
that requires either or both parties give notice, then there is nothing to
protect anyone from being terminated for any reason with no notice. Neither
are you prevented from quitting. That is, there are no rights to abridge.

Sean
sean -dot- brierley -at- jenzabar -dot- net

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Gwyneth Runnings [SMTP:gwyneth -at- look -dot- ca]
> 
> 
> >My state (Colorado) is an at-will-employer. For the first time ever when
> >I hired on here, they made me sign a form that should have been at 18
> >pts, bolded, and all-caps. It stated (paraphrased): "just as you can up
> >and quit for no good reason on a moment's notice, we can fire your butt
> >for any and no good reason on a moment's notice."
> 
> This is legal? Please explain this concept "at-will" and how it 
> allows an employer to abridge your rights.

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