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My employer says we are "at will" so it must also be the rule here in DC. They clearly state that they can fire you and give no reason.
In practice, you need a reason to fire someone, or they can sue you and make some shit up about you discriminating against them in one of the federally protected areas. The District even has a special law that says you can't fire someone based on how they look.
So when we want to fire someone, we need to have documented reasons in their file. They have to be doing a demonstrably bad job. In theory, we don't need any of that, but in practice it's to cover our butts.
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