Can I be fired without notice?

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Can I be fired without notice?

When I went into work today I was told that it was my last. They didn’t even give me a reason why? Is that legal?

Asked on May 12, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, New York

Answers:

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 5 years ago | Contributor

Did you have an employment contract that controled the conditions under which you could be terminated? Was your treatment the result of legally actionable discrimination (i.e. based on your race, religion, disabiltiy, age (over), nationaliy, disabiltiy, etc.)? If not, then you were an "at will" worker. This means that your company could have fired you for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice.


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