Abstract
Statistics reveal that approximately four out of every one hundred workers are fired or resign from their jobs each month, and an estimated one million workers are fired from their jobs each year (S.M. SACK 99). Many people who are fired are done so unlawfully. When a company terminates an employee unlawfully it can create astronomical financial burdens from lawsuits filed by these employees. In today’s society employees have many rights and are protected by laws. Managers must understand these laws in order to protect themselves and their companies from such
law suits. Does employment-at-will have anything to do with the termination of an employee? This will give information on the legal ways to terminate an employee.
Everyday managers are faced with that dreadful task of firing an employee and that question on their mind prior to doing it is probably, “Am I doing this the legal way and will anything come back to haunt me at a later date?”......
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