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I was recently placed on furlough. The letter given to us had a potential date of when we would be called back. I’m an at-will employee. Can the employer fire me or do I still have job security ?
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Have you applied for unemployment? You should recover benefits immediately. If your employer honors the date for returning to work then notify DOL when you return to work. If not, keep collecting unemployment while looking for work.
At will employment means that an employer needs no reason to let you go and you need no reason to quit. But if you quit or refuse to work chances are good that you won't qualify for unemployment benefits because your not working will be attributed to you and not the employer.
Answered on Mar 29th, 2020 at 6:34 AM