Business Law LES 305 - Employment Law: Job Security

Well, there are other exceptions to the at-will doctrine.

Has your boss ever promised that you'd keep your job if you did something for him?

So what does it mean to be an at-will employee?

It means that you can be fired for almost any reason. And conversely you can quit at any time.

Can she be fired?

Probably not. If she were to get fired, she could sue MGH for breach of contract!

Yeah, I do. Darn contract. I wish it wouldn't have said that.

Unfortunately, it wouldn't matter either way.

Don't worry, most states

make it wrongful to terminate someone for whistleblowing.

It's a promise that is implied or assumed in an employment arrangement, which

prohibits firings that are made in bad faith.

Well, fortunately there are a LOT of exceptions to the at-will doctrine. For example, it would be wrongful to terminate you if:

you need to take time off to serve on a jury.