"They are not guaranteed legally because workers have no contractual or property rights to any benefits whatsoever."
Even if there were, it would mean nothing. The government has the power to impair contracts. That's what bankruptcy is all about.
"That's what bankruptcy is all about. "
Actually, bankruptcy is a Biblical and Constitutional item designed to prevent the enslavement of the people through financial control. Debt is a horrible thing and had been used throughout the ages to usurp control over the people. It is the peoples means of preventing such control.