Can they fire me without a reason after submitting resignation and giving 2 week notice?
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Generally, the bank will just tell you not to come in after you give 2+ weeks notice but they still pay you simply because you did give notice. Most of the IT/tech jobs do this.
There can be nothing good about a situation where the employee is fired after they gave their resignation notice. It is either petty or an indication of fear based fear-based/low-trust culture.
If it's an "at will" work situation, then yes, they can fire you at any time, for whatever reason.
However, that also goes both ways: you can leave at any time, for any reason, and you don't have to give 2 weeks' notice to do so.
Pretty sure they can't fire you after you've already resigned! You'd have confirmation in writing of the date and time when you put in your resignation. But if you're that worried about them pulling a fast one on your way out then don't give notice, and instead just file (in writing) your resignation as being, "effective immediately."
They're not going to blacklist you or give bad references about you just because you opted not to give notice when resigning. These days, potential employers you'd be interviewing with can only get the most basic of info. when inquiring about your past employment, such as: verifying dates/duration, title, etc.
Due to it being such a litigous society now, it's to your advantage in instances such as this - because potential employers are not going to be yakking it up on a lengthy phone call with some gossipy petty HR Karen from BofA who has the potential to drag your name through the mud...oh no...what it is now is more like an automated response from "the work number" where all they get are the most basic, generic facts confirming your past employment, and nothing more.
@OP depends on the state laws. Look it up. But yes some states can fire let go with no reason.