Does the US have zero employee protection laws??

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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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At-will worker here. One time I got fired for not remembering my boss's son's birthday (a son who I had never met and was also 6 years old)

That's just... I don't even have words for this.

It's tyranny. It's having a king who can take your home and even the food from your mouth at a whim.