What Constitutes Wrongful Termination?
Wrongful termination might not mean what you think it does in the legal sense. That’s because, what we as considerate human beings think is unfair or unethical treatment in the workplace, is not necessarily illegal. However unfair, for it to be the illegal act of wrongful termination, an employer must violate a specific state or Federal law, regulation or constitutional provision. Unfortunately, there’s no such thing that generally protects employees from “crummy deals” or “unfair” treatment per se. It’s important to also note that most states consider employment to be “at will” in legal jargon. In plain English, the Employment At-Will Doctrine (see below) means that, in the absence of enforceable employment agreements stating otherwise, employment is presumed to be voluntary and indefinite for both employees and employers. As an at-will employee, you may quit your job whenever you want, usually without consequence. On the flip side, at-will employers may terminate you whenever they wa
