Labor law question?

I am not sure what country you are from but I live in Canada and this is not legal. They must have a valid reason for termination and in most cases have evidence to back up termination. Unless, it is due to downsizing in which case you would get a severence package

That policy is called "employment at will" which is the typical situation. The employee is employed as the employer wills or wants it. If you're not under contract (like when a baseball player signs a 5-year contract, or even a union contract), then you're employed at will. It is legal for the employer to terminate you at any time, without reason.

Of course, the answer is much more complicated. An employer cannot discrminate against you because of your race, religion, national origin, sex, immigration status, age so they can't fire you just because they don't like your race, religion, etc. Also, there are statutes like whistleblower statutes that protect you from retailiatory terminations. In San Francisco, you can add being fat as one of the illigitimate reasons for termination.

This applies to the US. European countries have more employee friendly rules that make it harder to get rid of employees, even if there is substantial justification.

Most states are 'Right to Work ' states, meaning that your employer can fire you without cause at any time. Yes, it is legal. Unless someone were under contract, anyone could quit a job at any time, with or with out notice, in this country since its inception. They were merely stating a 200 year old fact when they pointed that out.

Oh, btw, look for some people to start getting canned.

his word against yours? unless you sign then your saying you understand what you read? don't ever let on your smart because then they GOT YOU the DOL will always side on the handicap like I did not understand what that very smart rich manger was trying to sell me/ keep a paper trail and any thing from the past do not tell anyone or even say what you are saying in here to other workers. you have to know everything about them everything!!! before you make noise???

Yep they can let you go and all they have to say is it was for performance reasons.