Most employees in the U.S. are considered to be “at will.” In fact, in every state except Montana, the default worker classification is at will. An at will employment relationship means an employee can leave a job at any time and an employer can terminate the employment relationship at any time, for...

Wrongful termination is said to occur when an employer terminates an employee in violation of the employee’s contractual or statutory rights. This means that an unlawful or unethical reason for an employee’s termination could lead to a wrongful termination claim. Most employees are categorized as “at will” employees who can make...

In every state, except Montana, there is a presumption that an employment relationship is “at-will.” This means that you will likely be considered an “at-will” employee unless there is a written agreement in place stating otherwise, with some key exceptions. In an at-will employment relationship, an employer is free to terminate the...