At Will Employment

Summary:

The at will employment doctrine means an employee can be terminated at any time, for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice. During this program, you'll learn the definition of at will employment and the four key exceptions to the doctrine. You'll also learn practical management tips to follow to prevent legal claims of a wrongful termination.

Outline:

Introduction
At Will Employment
Contractual Exceptions
Statutory Exceptions
Public Policy Exceptions
Employment Tort Exceptions
Preventing Legal Claims
Summary

Applicability:

Front Line Managers, Mid Level Managers, Exec Level

Author(s):

Ann Kiernan

Technical Requirements:

Any Pentium-class PC with 64MB Ram. Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000, or XP. 90MB disk space required for the Mobile Learner. Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher required. 56K minimum connection speed. Windows Media Player. JavaScript must be enabled. Java permissions. Microsoft VM or Sun Java VM 1.4. Netscape and AOL browsers not supported.

Copyright Information:

Various trademarks held by their respective owners.

Terms of Use:

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