Transcription of The employment-at-will doctrine: three major exceptions
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Monthly Labor ReviewJanuary 20013 employment at WillThe employment -at- will doctrine: three major exceptionsIn the United States, employees without a writtenemployment contract generally can be firedfor good cause, bad cause, or no cause at all;judicial exceptions to the rule seekto prevent wrongful terminationsCharles J. MuhlCharles J. Muhl,formerly an economistwith the Bureau ofLabor Statistics,Washington, DC, is anattorney in Chicago, joyfully and peacefully, knowing thatright thoughts and right efforts willinevitably bring about right results James AllenSee only that thou work and thou canstnot escape the reward Ralph Waldo EmersonLike Allen and Emerson, many workers inthe United States believe that satisfactoryjob performance should be rewarded with,among other benefits, job security.
4 Monthly Labor Review January 2001 Employment at Will the fear of being unable to protect a person’s livelihood from unjust termination, led to the development of common-law, or
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