Mackey, Daniel Murnane.

Employment at will and employer liability / Daniel Murnane Mackey - New York : American Management Association c1986 - 180 pages ; 22 cm.

Introduction -- 1. Only in America: The historical background of the employer's right to fire an employee -- 2. There oughta be a law: major legislation limiting employers' rights in employment -- 3. Public policy: goliath begins to buckle -- 4. What happened to the Old-fashioned handshake? suits alleging breach of implied contract -- 5. Employee suits alleging personal injury as a result of discharge -- 6. Federal and state court forums, processes, and remedies.

This publication surveys the volatile legal problems surrounding the discharge of an employee.

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EMPLOYEE, DISMISSAL OF -- LAW AND LEGISLATION -- UNITED STATES

KF 3471 .M33 1986