[javagram]

> Yes there are consequences for unemployment since their job is available to them should they want to do it. This is by law, not Tesla's doing

Except it was illegal for Tesla to be opening up early against health department orders, so it seems likely that the law would actually be on the employee’s side. Terminating an employee for refusing to violate lawful government orders is illegal.

Of course, non-unionized factory workers at Tesla may very well not have a lawyer on retainer to consult about this and might feel forced by Tesla’s unlawful threat to go in anyway...

[natch]

Good thing they were not terminating anybody for this, making your entire argument moot.

[gamblor956]

The argument is not moot. Employees can still sue Tesla for making them return to work in violation of a lawfully issued closure order. If any employee gets infected as a result of Tesla reopening, they (Tesla) are not protected by any liability shields that would have applied to another business that waited until it was authorized to reopen.