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Originally Posted by gocubsgo
This is so true. This is one of the worst states to work in. They can cut your hours for no reason and they can fire you for any reason they choose. I have been out of work for 3 months now. I was fired from my last job because I was I had the audacity to ask for help lifting a 250 pound container! When one job opens around here, there are 500 applicants for it.
I also worked at Michael's for awhile until they cut my hours from 35 to 8 a week, claiming business was slow. Who can afford that?
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gocubsgo: First I am sorry your lost your job. However perhaps it would help if you knew that Employment Law (Employment At Will ) pretty much operates the same in every state. An employer can let you go with no reason. However if an emplyer states a reason it has the obligation to support its conclusions. There are exceptions. Federal State , Muncipal workers and private unions are some of th notable exceptions owing to their contracts. There are some fundamental differences such as in New York a worker can work until infinity whereas in many of the states a worker must retire at 70 1/2. The battle with social security, etc is moving those lines as we speak.
It is true that employers have for a long time intentionally cut working hours in order to reduce benefit payouts. It is usually a result of congress's passing benefit bills that employers simply cannot afford. For instance for smaller companies the Family Leave Act could send them bankrupt because they do not have sufficient workforce to leave open a job for any length of time. So many employers established office with under 50 employees so that they would be exempt. All of what I have said is subject to change because we are discussing a dynamic and ever changing environment
The misnomer Affordable Patients Act is playing havoc with many employers and they face less costs by accepting the penalty than they will in providing healthcare. Also Florida is one of those states with a shifting population owing to the number of seasonal residents. I am amazed by how these employers manage to adjust to this shifting population change.
Perpetutity of the company is the responsiblity of senior officers and directors and they will react in any manner they choose to preserve their profitability. It is ugly I agree but it is also natural law at work