By the time he was 73, Wesley had worked for a truck dealership for almost 20 years. His job was performing predelivery inspections of transport trucks before they were delivered to customers to make sure everything was in order.

One day Wesley told his boss he would like to retire but he didn’t want to just quit. He wanted to get an employment record that said he was laid off so he could collect unemployment insurance.

Many people use the term “laid off” to mean a termination of the employment relationship that is not for just cause. At law, it means something quite different. A layoff is a situation in which an employer sends the employee home without work in the hope of recalling them when business picks up. A termination is the end of the relationship. In either case, one would be el

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