Can a private elevator lay you off with no explanation

Maybe. Our at will employment system doesn't require an employer to reveal the reasons for a terminatino or lay off, but they must comply with Union Collective Bargaining Agreements and statutory law. If you're not in a Union, that means the only protects you have are those the Legislature created under the WARN Act, anti-discrimination laws. and the Whistleblower protection laws. If you were the only person laid off, the WARN Act does not apply. That only applies to reductions in force that trigger the statute. If you did not engage in protected conduct, such as objecting to or complaining unsafe or illegal operations, payroll practices, harassment, or discrimination, there is not retaliation protection. That leaves protected classifications like race, age, disability, religion, sex/orientation/identity, uniform service status, marital status and things of that nature. If membership in a protected class partially motivated your lay-off, or a complaint to HR, or a dispute about illegal operations with your supervisor, preceded your lay-off, get a consult. If business is down and you've no basis to quesiont the motive, the law provides no recourse for legitimate operational decisions.