montwhisky t1_iuc3z39 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:55 AM

For what it’s worth, Montana attorney here (I understand your cousin lives in Bozangeles), and I have no idea why people are pretending like your cousin is gonna get fired. They obviously don’t understand how the law works and apparently think artists should keep things a big secret without an NDA or employment policy requiring them to. This is cool. Glad you posted it.

UnacceptableUse t1_iud64km wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:04 PM

People on reddit see one post where something bad happens then try to jump on every similar post because they want to get linked in r/bestof. That's why any mention of OP finding something strange in their house brings about dozens of comments about carbon monoxide

crank1000 t1_iucdy5t wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:02 AM

Does Montana not allow companies to fire employees unless they break an NDA?

slayez06 OP t1_iucik4a wrote on October 30, 2022 at 8:06 AM

They would have to tell you not to do that... and I'm pretty sure they know people are taking pictures... SO SO SO many of them have multiple staff members posing with them. I think my family member is semi high up in the world of making them also as he has been with the company for over a decade and is considered a master having started as a guy with carpentry / painting skills. It actually seems like a really cool company to work for, they do all sorts of raffles and pot luck things and even give away free unused wood to the community

montwhisky t1_iudfke1 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:22 PM

Montana does not have at-will employment. You have to fire someone “for cause” and that’s a very high bar under our laws. So, no, you can’t just fire someone for no reason. And even if they did have a policy that didn’t allow this, they’d have to give him multiple warnings before they fired him and a chance to correct his behavior. Welcome to the law in place without at-will.