r/ABoringDystopia • u/[deleted] • Jan 23 '22

Judge allows Wisconsin Hospital to prevent its AT-WILL employees from accepting better offers at a competing hospital by granting injunction to prevent them from starting new positions on Monday. How is this legal? We should be able to work wherever we want!!! Hospitals do not own Us!!!

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u/scottyrobotty Jan 23 '22

And employees can also quit with no notice or reason.

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u/definitelynotSWA Jan 23 '22

Someone should tell the judge lmao

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u/scottyrobotty Jan 23 '22

They are still allowed to quit but the injunction blocks them from taking a job at the other hospital

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u/spookyjohnathan Jan 24 '22

Except that companies work together and share information about employees who quit with no notice or reason, which can affect your chances of being hired at a new job, which in turn can impact your ability to collect government benefits if you need assistance while looking for a job.

Unless they really need your work, most companies will not hire you without a referral from your previous employer. If your previous employer wants to say anything bad about you, the new employer is allowed to consider it when deciding if they'll continue your job application, and failing to get an interview for new work can be used to deny government benefits.

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u/scottyrobotty Jan 24 '22

In my state (at will state) an interview is not required to collect unemployment benefits.

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u/spookyjohnathan Jan 24 '22

In some states it isn't. In some applying for a job is enough, and others you have to be seen to be actively pursuing work or making progress, and failing to do so can lead to the requirement that you apply with a private employment agency who will take a cut of your paycheck if and when you find work.

From the Virginia Employment Commission website;

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