
Have you or someone you know ever been fired from a job, not because of something that you or they did, but just because the boss could? In all states but one, most employees are ‘at will,’ meaning, in general, that they can be let go for any legal reason. And that can be terribly unfair.
“But it is different in Montana. This small state, with a population of less than 1.5 million, may very well have one of the most significant roles to play in the ability of employers to fire someone for virtually any legal reason, immediately and without the need to prove justification,” observes New York attorney Steven Kelly, former associate commissioner at the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.