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

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  • Stephen J. Holoviak
  • Jerry Weigle
  • Thomas Bright

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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.

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  • Stephen J. Holoviak & Jerry Weigle & Thomas Bright, 1984. "Employment-At-Will: A Legal Area that Merits Attention for the Small Business Person," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 9(1), pages 58-62, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:entthe:v:9:y:1984:i:1:p:58-62
    DOI: 10.1177/104225878400900108
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