Employment-At-Will: A Legal Area that Merits Attention for the Small Business Person

Stephen J. Holoviak, Jerry Weigle and Thomas Bright

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 1984, vol. 9, issue 1, 58-62

Abstract: This article acquaints the small business owner/manager with an area showing signs of being an emerging issue in the 1980s. Traditional common law interpretation held that an employer has the right to discharge workers “at-will.†However, recent court decisions and legislation have begun to change this long-held right. The results of successful employee suits can mean large cash awards to a former discharged worker. This article discusses the topics of “just-cause†for discharge, selected court decisions in the area, and what small business persons can do to protect themselves.

Date: 1984
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DOI: 10.1177/104225878400900108

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