[Cheer2171]

So called "right to work" laws that actually give employers the right to fire for no cause. As long as an employer doesn't say what the cause was, employers in those states can fire you for "no cause" even if the hidden reason would be an illegal cause if they stated it. It's only illegal if someone gets caught specifically saying the firing was because the employee is having a kid. Coincidences are not considered admissable evidence in those courts.

[alistairSH]

I think you’re conflating “at will employment” with “right to work”.

The first allows no-reason, no-notice termination of employment by both parties (which doesn’t really work - the employee usually needs income more than the employer needs a single employer).

The second is related to the ability to unionize.

[dantheman]

Right to work is about being forced to be a member of a union.

[johnnyanmac]

>reason would be an illegal cause if they stated it.

That's true but it's also exactly what you go to court for. Then the court audits and determines if this was a coincidence or malice.

That's why employers don't often make it this obvious. Like firing an employee 3 days after announcing they are a protected employee.