MGT 2106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Protected Group, Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Mooning
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Chapter 24 employment, immigration and labor law (only section 24-1) Employees relationship with their employers have been generally governed by the doctrine of employment at will. Employees are generally deemed agents of their employers. Our prior discussion on agency is highly relevant when dealing with employment law. Under the employment at will doctrine either the employer or the employee can terminate their employment at any time. If this were 1960 we could stop the class right now and go home. Nothing more to teach you about employment law. However, federal and state statutes governing employment relationships prevent the doctrine from being applied in a number of circumstances. Exceptions based on contract theory: implied contracts, employment manual may say something like: employees only fired for cause, must be given 3 negative reviews before being fired, oral promise made by employer. There is a further eroding of the employment-at-will doctrine as a result of body of law prohibiting discrimination in the workplace.
