What to do if I gave notice to my employer and they cut me off completely?
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What to do if I gave notice to my employer and they cut me off completely?
I gave 2 weeks notice to my employer and they let me go immediately and cancelled my health insurance that night at midnight. Is that legal?
Asked on March 23, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
I'm afraid that yes this is legal because an at-will employee is not entitled to 2 weeks pay. Your employer need only pay you for the time that was actually worked. While am employee can give a 2-week notice has a courtesy, an employer need not extend the courtesy the other way. Absent a union/employment contract or company policy to the contrary, your employer's actions were legal. However, if you feel that discrimination played some sort of role, you may have a claim (for example, you were treated differently based on your sex, religion, national, origin, age, etc).
As for your health insurance, terminated employees have the right to health insurance coverage after separation from their employer. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1986, grants such employees and their families the right to continued healthcare coverage for a limited period. Under the law, an employer with 20 or more employees must offer the option of continued participation in the employer's health insurance plan.
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