Ready Aim Fire: At-Will Employment

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The at-will employment doctrine "employment at-will means that employers are able to terminate ones employment at any time, for any cause - with or without notice. (Rogers, S. 2012) was put into place to protect both the employee and the employer. By making the employment at-will both the employer and employee can void the contract at any time without repercussions.

The "Employment At Will"Doctrinewas created in the US in the late 1800's. ThisDoctrinewas favored by employers since it gave them extreme freedom to run their business as they saw fit and protected them by the courtsatthe same time. As with most things that have too much freedom, abuses occurred that eventually gave rise to employee's up-rising by joining unions....