Employment Law Handbook With Exercises 3rd Edition In Hennepin
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Employment law regulates the relationship between employers and employees. Labor law regulates the additional dimension that arises when employees select (or consider selecting) a labor union to represent them in their dealings with their employer.
At-will employment means an employer can fire an employee at any time for almost any reason without incurring legal liability. Likewise, an employee has the freedom to quit at any time.
In the most basic sense, at-will employment means an employer can terminate employees for almost any reason, although exceptions to the rule may exist under state and federal law. Likewise, under the at-will employment doctrine, employees can decide to leave their employer whenever they want, at their own discretion.
At-Will Defined At-will means that an employer can terminate an employee at any time for any reason, except an illegal one, or for no reason without incurring legal liability.
The three major common law exceptions are public policy, implied contract, and implied covenant of good faith. The at-will presumption is strong, however, and it can be difficult for an employee to prove that his circumstances fall within one of the exceptions.
In the most basic sense, at-will employment means an employer can terminate employees for almost any reason, although exceptions to the rule may exist under state and federal law. Likewise, under the at-will employment doctrine, employees can decide to leave their employer whenever they want, at their own discretion.
New York is an 'at-will' employment State. Without a contract restricting termination, generally an employer has the right to discharge an employee at any time for any, or no, reason, providing it is not an act of illegal retaliation or discrimination (see below).
The employment-at-will doctrine in America provides that a hiring which is for an indefinite term is an employment-at-will and may be terminated by either party at any time, with or without cause.
