What does ‘at-will employment’ really mean?
Q: “Our managers and supervisors believe that they can terminate an employee at any time by referring to their ‘at-will’ status. Will you please explain from the legal perspective what ‘at-will’ actually means? For example, I believe you can truly fire at will unless you violate one of the many laws regulating/protecting employee behavior such as FMLA, ADA and the like?” – Terry, New Jersey
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