Most states have at-will employment laws. An at-will employee can be fired at any time for any reason and without warning — and without having to establish “just cause.”
Therefore, so long as the reason isn’t illegal — i.e. firing an employee over race, religion, age, gender, s-xual orientation, or disability status — the short answer is: yes. You can be fired after your retirement announcement.
If you believe your employer has violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) — which includes firing someone in order to stop their pension from “vesting” or to prevent them from reaching “full employment status” — you may have a case on your hands.
You may have some legal recourse if you have evidence that your employer fired you as a direct result of age discrimination. This would be in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which prohibits employers from firing employees over the age of 40 solely on the basis of their age.
If you believe you’ve experienced a violation of either the ERISA or ADEA, it’s worth contacting a lawyer who specializes in employment law.
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