Employee Dismissals

Employee dismissals are terminations from employment executed by an employer against the will of an employee. Two basic types of dismissals exist: reductions in force (RIF), which are also referred to as layoffs or corporate downsizing, and behavior-related terminations. Although employees may be terminated for no reason whatsoever under the employment-at-will doctrine, legal risks make such firings more difficult. Furthermore, some states have adopted fair-employment policies that limit the rights of employers to dismiss employees at will without good reason.

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