Answer

Unfortunately, there is nothing else that you can do.

 

If you do not have a written employment agreement or contract which says that you can only be disciplined or discharged 'for cause' then that means that you are an at-will employee.

 

As an at-will employee this means that you could quit your job at any time and there's nothing your employer could do about it.

 

That also means the reverse is true: your employer could lay you off, discipline, or terminate you at any time and for any reason (so long as it wasn't because of your race, age, gender, disability, national origin, etc.) and there isn't a darn thing you can do about it.

 

Now, does that seem to be unfair or unjust? You bet it does. However, it is not illegal.

 

That is the very nature of "at-will" employment. You serve at the will (or the whim?) of the employer.

 

Of course different people can disagree as to whether or not your being laid off fits the possible wrong in your situation.

 

But, because you're at at-will employee, your employer doesn't have to even go there. They could lay you off because they didn't like which hand you used to lift your coffee cup. They could lay you off because they didn't like the shade of green socks you wore to work.

 

They could do this because you were an at-will employee.

 

Good luck and best wishes for better days ahead. I hope that you find this information to be helpful in better understanding where you stand and why. I also hope that you find this answer to be ACCEPTable!