Can you be asked to give 2 weeks notice after being told that you were fired?

Can you be asked to give 2 weeks notice after being told that you were fired?

My son works at a local hospital as a dietary aid. He is constantly coupled with a handicapped co-worker who cannot keep up with the job. My son is expected to do his job and pick up the slack for this co-worker also. He has gotten written up 4 times due to this problem. Now he has been told that they are firing him but they want him to give his 2 weeks notice. The boss told him to put the paper on his desk. My son didn’t know what that meant, so he didn’t do it and told me about it. I told him not to write anything. What do we do about this situation?

Asked on February 19, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Massachusetts

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