Employment At-Will and the Issue of Wrongful Discharge

Employment at-will
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Employment at-will
Employment is predominantly associated with various privileges, including 'at-will' hiring and dismissals in most American states. The concept of employment at will can be described as an employer's right to discharge an employee without a clear reason. It also gives the employee the right to quit when he or she wishes. However, presently, the rights of 'at-will' discharge are getting weakened due to the paranoia associated with leadership, especially after dismissing an individual from work. Also, litigation for wrongful discharge has included great suits that even surpass the $1million mark! (Fulmer & Casey, 1990. p102).
The 'at-will' form of employment occurred during the 1930s when the US economy entailed an element of laissez-faire-ness as a rampant philosophy in the industrial period. Nonetheless, statutory exceptions to the model surfaced around the 1960s as stipul...