Most people have misconceptions about employee rights.
However, some employment practices are prohibited. While it may seem unfair, a private employer need not give a good reason for firing any employee. The truth is, that in a society that highly values the rights of individuals to enter into employment contracts, an employer may hire and fire as he pleases. Moreover, no law requires private employers to give any reason for terminating an employee. Similarly, an at-will employee is not a slave or indentured servant bound to remain for a prescribed time.