This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Employment (Focus & Forum)

Nov. 22, 2008

Hire Power

In this current business and economic climate, employers should consider junking the “at-will” rule in favor of employment contracts, writes Robert Murphy. - Employment Column

EMPLOYMENT COLUMN

By Robert Murphy

In this current business and economic climate, employers should consider junking the "at-will" rule in favor of employment contracts. For over 100 years, most people working in the United States have been employed at-will, meaning an employee can be fired at any time and for any reason, or no reason, with or without cause. It also means that an employer can change its personnel policies at any time without notice...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up