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Understanding The Definition Of Employment At Will

Like with most legal jargon, "employment atan employer must consider. To make the
will" has both a formal definition and asituation more complex, these exceptions vary
practical one. In this case, the theory iswidely from state to state. It is a good
easy. The basic definition of "employment atidea to contact your state's labor office to
will" says the employer or the employee mayfind  out  the  laws  that  apply  to  you.
end the working relationship at any time and
for any reason without fearing legal action.If you fire an employee and that person
This means the employer can fire or lay offbecomes angry, you could find yourself in a
the employee whenever they want. Accordingwrongful termination lawsuit. And as an
to the theory, the employers do not have toemployer, you don't want these legal
explain  why  they  fired  their  worker.proceeding to go to court. Most courts favor
the employee. This leaves the employer at
This definition also claims the employee maythe losing end and that costs time, money and
choose to quit his or her job at any time.productivity.
Under such circumstances, the worker does not
have to give the employer the reason forSo how do you avoid such lawsuits? It's a
leaving  his  or  her  current  position.good idea for all employers to have standard
termination  procedures  in  place.
On its face, this is a simple law that should
work for both the employer and the employee.First, make sure you have an employee
Unfortunately in practice, "employment athandbook with rules and regulations of the
will" is not so clear. While most statesworkplace. All employees must be aware of
follow the formal definition, many lowerits contents. Second, make sure no manager
courts have passed laws to cancel thefires an employee without giving a reason.
employer's rights. All of these laws haveThird, have standards in place so the reasons
created many exceptions to the formalfor termination are legal and fair. Fourth,
definition, and employers must keep this intrain all managers in progressive discipline.
mind  if  they  need  to  fire  someone.Using this proven method, an employee
termination will never take a worker by
Definition of Employment at Will: What Itsurprise. This will reduce their overall
Means  For  Employersanger  at  the  company.
So what does this mean for you, the employer,It is true that "employment at will" suggests
if you need to fire an underperformingan employer doesn't own an employee an
employee? It's simple. Wise employers doexplanation for losing his or her job.
not fire employees without a reason and claimHowever, this simple definition does not
protection under "employment at will". Thistranslate directly into practice. Never
is true even if you live in an "at will"depend on the formal definition of this law
state.to protect you from a wrongful termination
lawsuit.
Almost every "at-will" state has exceptions



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