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The post said they were fired without cause. I don't know about Massachusetts but in right to work states, people can be fired without a reason or a notice period, and it is up to the person to prove there was a reason that is illegal.

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In Massachusetts you automatically get unemployed benefits unless the employer files paperwork for termination due to cause. The de facto assumption is that the employee will receive unemployment benefits up until the date that those benefits are exhausted. The only way that this stopped was if the employer started that the employee quit or that they were terminated for cause, neither of which sounds true in this case as terminating someone for an intention to quit is not cause. Obviously IANAL but as far as I can tell the employee is entitled to unemployment benefits.

> and it is up to the person to prove there was a reason that is illegal.

And the company has the money, legal team, and power.

And the person has, well, less money, and no legal team, and low/no power.

And that's why all layoffs and firings need to include why. There shouldn't be any of this without-reason dismissals.

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