Labor/Employment
Oct. 1, 2014
It's time to end at-will employment
Abolition of the "at-will" doctrine, codified in California in Labor Code Section 2922, is long overdue. By William M. Crosby
Abolition of the "at-will" doctrine, codified in California in Labor Code Section 2922, is long overdue. The notion that a person can be fired for any reason, including a bad reason, has been a cornerstone of the American law regarding the status of employment since the mid-19th century. Few realize that prior to the enactment of "Wood's rule" in 1884 (based H.G. Wood's 1877 treatise "Master and Servant")...
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