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ABA Family Legal Guide
Law and the Workplace
Leaving a Job
Being Fired
- Can employers fire employees without worrying about legal consequences?
- What about government workers?
- Are there any laws that affect an employer's ability to fire employees at will?
- Have the courts recognized any exceptions to an employer's ability to fire at-will employees at will?
- How does firing a worker conflict with a state's public policy?
- I have no written contract, but my employer told me that as long as I perform my work well I'll have a job. Can my employer fire me even if I'm performing my job well?
- If the employer's handbook states that employees will be fired only for just cause, can the employer still fire someone at will?
- Must an employer provide notice to an employee prior to discharge?
- Is an employer required to pay severance pay when it fires a worker?
- An employer offers severance pay only if the employee agrees to sign a waiver of rights to sue the company. What is the legal effect of signing such a waiver?
- How are employee disputes involving termination commonly resolved?
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