Employees in the USA are divided into two classes:
1) at-will employees
2) just-cause employees
This is the cause of so much unemployment, an at-will employee in the USA can be terminated at any time, and for any reason – or no reason at all – and the courts will generally not intervene to protect the ex-employee from allegedly unfair treatment by the employer. Just cause employees can be dismissed from employment only for a good reason, such as poor job performance by the employee.
Many of us have excellent job performance, pursue certifications, continued education, stay late, go in early, have children and families and because we still don't fit in someway we are laid off and let go. LETS STOP THIS violation of our fundamental rights. An employer must have proof and just cause.