I'm a busser, my boss has said that if/when they raise minimum wage he's going to get rid of the bus people. It that legal?
2007-01-27 13:47:19 · 17 answers · asked by TooYoung4This 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes, chances are your contract says he can fire you without cause. You can't be fired for being gay or having children, but losing your job because your boss cannot pay you is not at all illegal. It happens all the time - just look at all the big companies that downsize.
2007-01-27 13:50:36 · answer #1 · answered by jax 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes. Most states are "at will" states, meaning, absent of a contract, an employer can end your employment anytime he wants.(you may say fire, he will say lay off, downsize etc) The good news is, if you are fired through no fault of your own, you get unemployment. Companies lay people off all the time to cut costs,lower the head count etc...
Sorry, but that is a sad fact of life. File for unemployment ASAP and get another job, preferably with a union to protect you!
Don't listen to people on here. Unless you have a contract saying otherwise, which as a bus boy i doubt, your employer can terminate you for nay reason he wants. As long as its not for any type of discriminatory thing, you don't have a leg to stand on. His costs go up, you lose your job. Happens evryday....
Good luck...
2007-01-27 13:56:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the labor laws in your state. In Connecticut, for example, if you don't have an explicit contract you're an 'at will' employee and can be laid off at any time for any reason not prohibited by law.
Note that 'laid off' is the proper term if the company cuts jobs for economic reasons; 'fired' suggests a specific person being kicked out for a specific reason. It also distinguished between people losing jobs because the position itself has been cut, as opposed to being removed from a (now open) job position.
2007-01-27 13:55:36 · answer #3 · answered by dukefenton 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is. People losing their jobs or never getting hired is a byproduct of minimum wage laws. Prior to the minimum wage most teenagers could easily get a afternoon or weekend job. Now many of those service jobs do not exist. The road to hell is paved with good intentions, The minimum wage is one of those good intentions
2007-01-27 13:56:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morally no but in some states it will be acceptable in most small companies and some larger ones because their main goal is to make money and the increase in the minimum wage would cut into their profit margin.
2007-01-27 13:53:59 · answer #5 · answered by Phillip R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You can not force a business to pay for people it can not afford. If you force a company to loose money, then it will not be in business for long. Just one of the many, many, many arguments against raising the minimum wage.
2007-01-27 14:10:01 · answer #6 · answered by Aegis of Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-01 11:18:12 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't be "fired" because it is more costly to employ you but you can be let go (laid off) if the employer cannot absorb the higher cost. I wouldn't worry about it. Restaurants have to have servers and bussers and if you're having to worry about the security of you job I would start looking elsewhere for something better and more secure. Good luck!
2007-01-27 13:54:48 · answer #8 · answered by Tejas 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Does your boss mean he will lay off the workers or did he mean he will fire the workers. I think to lay off, yes your boss can for a good reason. But for him to fire the workers for that reason of minimum wage, no way. But if your boss lays you off or fire you, you can bring that to the Labor Board.
2007-01-27 14:11:58 · answer #9 · answered by Debs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Odds are that at some point when you were hired you signed an employment at will contract that states either party can terminate employment at any time with or without cause. So yes
2007-01-27 13:53:19 · answer #10 · answered by SUPERSTAR X 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋