Employment-At-Will Doctrine In the United States‚ employees without a written employment contract generally can be fired for good cause‚ bad cause‚ or no cause at all; judicial exceptions to the rule seek to prevent wrongful termination. There are three exceptions to the doctrine that are recognized across the 50 states. These exceptions address employment terminations that are in line with the doctrine requirements but are probably not justified [Muhl‚ 2001]. Public-policy exception Under
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l 1st Draft Assignment 1 Employment At Will Doctrine LEG 500 – Law‚ Ethics‚ and Corporate Governance Fancy Petagaye Strayer University – Doral Campus Luis A. Zapata July 21st 2012 ASSIGNMENT 1: EMPLOYMENT-At Will Doctrine As a manager and supervisor of an accounting department‚ discuss the following issues related to the employment-at-will doctrine and liability of an employer based on actions and responses to the employee’s behavior and actions. Jennifer‚ a recent graduate‚ has recently
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Running Head: EMPLOYMENT-AT-WILL DOCTRINE 1 Employment-At-Will Doctrine 04/22/2013 Running Head: EMPLOYMENT-AT-WILL DOCTRINE 2 Jennifer is a recent graduate and has been hired by my accounting firm out of college. Upon being hired Jennifer has engaged in a number of different behaviors that need the accounting manager’s attention. The first situation is that Jennifer
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• Summarize the employment-at-will doctrine and evaluate each of the eight (8) scenarios described by determining: The employment-at-will doctrine states that an employee can be fired or released from a company for cause or no cause at all. The employee also has the right to quit a job for any reason. Under this legislation‚ neither the employer or employee incurs “adverse legal consequences” (NCSL‚ 2014). There are three exceptions that are observed by the law to include a dismissal that “violates
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Terry Halbert | Elaine Inguli Strayer University Employment –At – Will Doctrine Alicia Marie Bing Law‚ Ethics & Corporate Governance – LEG 500 Dr. Demetrius Abraham 26 January 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page i Certification of Authorship ii I. Abstract 5 II. Summarization: Employment-At-Will Doctrine 6 II a. Allowable Exceptions to Legally Fire 6 II b. Decision and Reasoning to
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine Shannon S. Valentine Professor Boneita Campbell LEG 500: Law‚ Ethics‚ and Corporate Governance Strayer University July 22‚ 2012 Executive Summary The United States of America is known throughout the world as the land of opportunity and freedom. Most people would agree with this statement‚ however in some situations this “opportunity” and “freedom” is not what it seems‚ especially in the job market. There is the freedom to start your own business‚ (where you can’t
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine Texas is an “employment-at-will” state. Generally‚ employees without a written employment contract can be fired for good cause‚ bad cause‚ or no cause at all. In an at-will situation‚ either the employer or employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time‚ with or without warning‚ and with or without cause‚ unless there is an existing agreement with express terms and conditions covering its termination.1 Of course‚ the employment-at-will doctrine is not without
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine Law‚ Ethics & Corporate Governance LEG 500 Employment-At-Will Doctrine Skills‚ Competence‚ and Abilities First‚ I would go back and review all documents recorded during Jennifer’s interview and most importantly her resume. All other employees ‘documents that were hired in the same and/ or equal positions will be reviewed as well. All employers expect to hire the best qualified employeeswho have the right skills‚ competence and abilities for the job; therefore
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine Law and Ethics in the Business Environment The concept of employment-at-will holds that both employer and employee have the mutual right to terminate an employment relationship anytime for any reason and with or without advance notice to the other. Specifically‚ it holds that an organization employs an individual at its own will and can‚ therefore‚ terminate that employee at any time “for a good cause‚ for no cause‚ or even for cause morally wrong‚ without being
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Since the “employment-at-will doctrine’’ introduced in the 1900’s‚ the relationship between employee and employers is viewed as being on equal-foot in terms of rights to cease or terminate labor. Termination is the process by which an organization releases an employee from his duty against his or her will. Causes for termination include poor job performance‚ inability to perform job responsibilities‚ misconduct‚ relocation‚ absenteeism and so on. Concerns about “wrongful discharge’’ began to increase
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