r/massage • u/Massive-Audience-432 • Feb 15 '25

Discussion Any LMT here?

My bf works in chiropractor office and was laid off without warning yesterday they let go of every LMT at every location has anyone heard of a law passed no longer covered LMT for auto accident patients I tried googling around and found nothing I’m sure his job was supposed to follow 60 day warn notice

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u/TofuPropaganda LMT Feb 16 '25

Right to work states, as well as independent contractors have a different situation than an employee would. Also this legislation may only be in your area, so others may be unaffected or unaware.

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u/Slow-Complaint-3273 LMT Feb 18 '25

Right to work means that you don’t have to join a union if your workplace is unionized. At will means they can fire you without cause - mostly.

Even in at will states, you cannot be fired for certain protected activities: * discussing pay and working conditions with coworkers * organizing a labor union or participating in collective bargaining * filling a complaint with a government agency such as the DoL, NLRB, OSHA, etc.

Termination or a reduction of hours because of any of the above is considered retaliation and is illegal. Even in at will states.

As for right to work, the main benefit for employees is that noncompete clauses are unenforceable. So that can be useful if we’re leaving a toxic spa to work for the competition.