If your work contract stipulates “at-will employment” how can someone sue for wrongful termination?

Question

Can’t the company just say “the sun rose in the East today, so we decided to fire you”

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Answer 1

At will means you can be fired for *no* reason. That’s different than *a reason that is protected by the law*. Employers will claim it was for no reason, in which case the fired employee then needs to prove it was actually for a protected reason. This is often difficult.