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darreninthenet on Feb 8, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Morale plummets at Google as workers complain boss...

So apart from the protected class thing, there's no concept of wrongful dismissal in the US?

And what's different in Montana?

lotsofpulp on Feb 8, 2024 | [–]

Montana has a state law requiring “good cause”:

https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0390/chapter_0020/part_00...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment

johnnyanmac on Feb 9, 2024 | [–]

Nope, not unless you're let go due to slander/libel. Even then I'm not sure if that means you guarantee your job back.

Some states have stronger protections in terms of how much warning an employee gets or severerance. But it's not widespread.

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