SEATTLE — The Ninth Circuit upheld a Washington federal court’s dismissal of a former at-will employee of a nonprofit health care system who says former Governor Jay Inslee’s proclamation requiring ...

In America, the idea of at-will employment is so common it feels natural, inevitable, even necessary. Employees can leave at any time, and employers can terminate them without cause or notice. It is ...

If you were fired tomorrow — no warning, no reason, no recourse — would you call that justice? In most of America, it’s not just legal, it’s foundational. The doctrine of “at-will employment” is the ...

A new report from a nonpartisan good-government organization warned that the adoption of a plan to strip federal workers in policy-related positions of their civil service protections would not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Employees in North Carolina have reported being penalized for absences during an ice storm on Jan. 22 and 23, with some using ...

POWELL — A member of the city of Powell’s planning and zoning commission resigned in protest last month over the city’s decision to drop some protections for its employees. Myron Heny submitted his ...

When you enter the workforce, whether that’s at age fourteen or age 40, you will have to sign a contract for a full-time job ...

Under a just cause standard, Maryland workers would have improved job security, according to a new report which argued against at-will employment standards. Most workers in the state can be fired for ...