at-will

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at-will

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alternative Alternative form of at will At-will employment gives the company and the employee the right to terminate the relationship for any reason, and is recognized, with limitations, nationwide.

adjective

not comparable Having or being affected by employment at will laws. For instance, if you are operating in an at-will state, it does not necessarily mean that you can fire your at-will employees for no reason at all. State and federal laws regulate terminations. For example, Title VII of the 1964 Civil[…]

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@misc{at_will_2026,
  title = {at-will},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/at-will},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}