Under the law in most states, if there’s no employment contract, workers are employed on an “at-will” basis. That means employers have the right to fire employees at any time for any reason or no reason, and, conversely, employees have the right to leave the organization at any time.
If an employee is under contract, however, the terms of the contract apply. A written contract may specify the reasons you can terminate the employee, while an oral contract usually implies that termination can occur only for cause. Usually, that means the employer can terminate the worker only for poor performance, dereliction of duty, an act of dishonesty or insubordination, or because the company needs to eliminate the position the employee holds.
A contract may be a formal, signed agreement, a collective bargaining pact or an implied contract. Not all states recognize implied contracts. If your state does honor such agreements, a court mi...(register to read more)
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