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Re:Walmart is closing tech hubs and bringing IT workers back... by jonathankoren on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @12:12AM (#34800363)
Actually you can. Legally it’s considered eliminating the office, and then extending an offer to the old workers at the new office.

Anyway fire for cause is meaningless with at-will employment.

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Re:Walmart is closing tech hubs and bringing IT workers back... by RHSeeger on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @12:14AM (#34800370)
> Anyway fire for cause is meaningless with at-will employment

For cause prevents the employee from collecting unemployment; and also saves the company money on what they need to pay into unemployment (iiuc).

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