Employment Termination

Employee Misconduct

• July 1, 1992
  Appellate Division Rejects Discrimination Claim Based on Discharge for Positive Drug Test

Employment-At-Will

• February 25, 2008
  New York Court of Appeals Reaffirms At-Will Employment Rule
• October 2, 2006
  California Supreme Court Affirms That “At-Will Employment” Means Terminable “Without Cause”
• August 7, 2000
  California Court Says At-Will Employees May Be Able to Sue for Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
• July 7, 2000
  Second Circuit Concludes That At-Will Employees Can Sue for Race Discrimination Under 42 U.S.C. Section 1981
• September 1, 1994
  Employment-At-Will Statements and Handbook Disclaimers Revisited

Waivers and Releases

• September 29, 1998
  Preventing Post-Employment Lawsuits: Releases That Do the Job

WARN Act

• December 5, 2008
  New York Department of Labor Says Employers Should Prepare Now for February 2009 Lay-offs to Comply with New York WARN Act
• August 28, 2008
  New York Enacts State WARN Act: Covers More Employers and Contains Longer Notice Periods than the Federal WARN Act
• August 8, 2000
  Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Confirms That WARN Notification Obligations May Be Triggered by Employment Terminations Which Precede a Plant Closing
• July 1, 1995
  Applicability of WARN to Sale of Business
• September 1, 1994
  WARN Update: Ninth Circuit Requires Clear and Detailed Explanation of the Reasons for Failing to Provide 60 Days. Notice of a Plant Closing
• October 1, 1992
  WARN Developments: Second Circuit Holds Management Company Liable as WARN
• July 1, 1992
  WARN Developments: Employer Liable for $1.2 Million Despite Giving Notice Before Mass Layoffs

Wrongful Discharge

• February 13, 2008
  California Supreme Court Rules That Employers Have No Duty to Accommodate Medical Marijuana Use
• April 1, 1992
  California Supreme Court Limits Public Policy Wrongful Discharge Claims