Employment At Will Doctrine Case Analysis
Employment-At-Will Doctrine
Professor Thomas Demko, Strayer University
LEG500, Assignment 1
October 30, 2013
Assignment 1: Summary of Employment-At-Will Doctrine The famous philosopher James Allen inspired the society by his writings satisfactory performance to be rewarded with job security, in early 20th century. The US courts regarded relationship of employer and employee as being on equal footing for bargaining power. However, jobs were terminated for any reason by either parties and that eventually resulted in employees forming a union in the 60s. The union requirement for “just cause” and procedures for arbitrating wrongful discharge seeded first legislative protections, which are described below. Public policy, created by the court in the late 20th century for establishing a balance between employer’s interest in keeping business profitably, the employee’s interest in earning a livelihood, and society’s interest in maintaining public policies. The definition of public policy is varies from State to State, however most States let judges to declare it beyond their constitution. Implied contract, implication by hiring official or in handbooks that employment will continue as …show more content…
As being responsible for successful operation of the company, I am most interested in running the business in consistent with public policy and discharging the employee for exercising her legal right or duty or by refusing to violate the law will be wrongful discharge. Moreover, that will severely damage the reputation of the company before IPO takes place, if she sues us. I will support the highly loyal employees and would ask CFO to help with resolution of the false expense report
Professor Thomas Demko, Strayer University
LEG500, Assignment 1
October 30, 2013
Assignment 1: Summary of Employment-At-Will Doctrine The famous philosopher James Allen inspired the society by his writings satisfactory performance to be rewarded with job security, in early 20th century. The US courts regarded relationship of employer and employee as being on equal footing for bargaining power. However, jobs were terminated for any reason by either parties and that eventually resulted in employees forming a union in the 60s. The union requirement for “just cause” and procedures for arbitrating wrongful discharge seeded first legislative protections, which are described below. Public policy, created by the court in the late 20th century for establishing a balance between employer’s interest in keeping business profitably, the employee’s interest in earning a livelihood, and society’s interest in maintaining public policies. The definition of public policy is varies from State to State, however most States let judges to declare it beyond their constitution. Implied contract, implication by hiring official or in handbooks that employment will continue as …show more content…
As being responsible for successful operation of the company, I am most interested in running the business in consistent with public policy and discharging the employee for exercising her legal right or duty or by refusing to violate the law will be wrongful discharge. Moreover, that will severely damage the reputation of the company before IPO takes place, if she sues us. I will support the highly loyal employees and would ask CFO to help with resolution of the false expense report