What is ''AT WILL'' employment?

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National Federation of Independent Business. (2015). Understanding Employment at Will | NFIB Legal Ease. Retrieved from

Case Study:

Patti recently started working for Empire Hospital in the claims/billing department. Her duties included preparing and submitting Medicare/Medicaid claims for payment. Shortly after being hired Patti noticed there were numerous irregularities which were potentially illegal billings to Medicare. When she raised the issue to her supervisor Eric, she was terminated. Patti inquired as to the reason and was told that according to the staff handbook all employees are hired "At Will"; thus, no reason or notice was needed for her termination.

Case Assignment

In a 3- to 4-page paper respond to the following:

  1. What is "AT WILL" employment?
  2. Are there any exceptions to "AT WILL" employment?
  3. As the director of HR for Golden Hospital what concerns would you have over Patti's termination?
  4. Who should be notified about her termination? Why?

How would you handle the situation with her supervisor, Eric?

Assignment Expectations

  1. Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to justify/support your position and answers to the questions.
  2. Limit your response to a maximum of 4 pages.
  3. Include an introduction and conclusion in your paper.
  4. Support your case with peer-reviewed articles, with at least 3-4 references. Use the following link for additional information on how to recognize peer-reviewed journals: http://www.angelo.edu/services/library/handouts/pe....
  5. You may use the following source to assist in your formatting your assignment: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01....


Required Reading

Bruno, T., & Editor, O. (2016). Labor & employment - restrictive covenants - at-will employment - tort/negligence - trade secret misappropriation - conversion - unfair trade practices - contract. North Carolina Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved from ProQuest

DeNicco, J. P. (2015). Employment-at-will exceptions and jobless recovery. Journal of Macroeconomics. 45, 245-257. doi:10.1016/j.jmacro.2015.05.003

DiLorenzo, L. P. (2015). The mailbag. HR Specialist: New York Employment Law, 10(1), 8.

Dove, L. R., Findley, H., Edwards, T., & Jones, G. (2016). An overview of recent appellate court decisions on the Family and Medical Leave Act: Guidance for employers. Labor Law Journal, 67(1), 298-316. Retrieved from ProQuest

Smith, A. (2016). Kesha's lawsuit shows the upside of at-will employment. HRNews, Retrieved from ProQuest

Verkuil, P. R. (2015). Deprofessionalizing state governments: The rise of public at-will employment. Public Administration Review, 75(2), 188-189. doi:10.1111/puar.12334

Kabrene, S. M., Ochard, C., Howard, J. M., Soriano, M. A., & Leduc, R. (2006). The importance of human resources management in health care: a global context. Retrieved from https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/a...

Muller, D. (2015). 5 Employee relations challenges confronting healthcare. Retrieved from https://hracuity.com/5-employee-relations-challeng...

Videos

National Federation of Independent Business. (2015). Understanding Employment at Will | NFIB Legal Ease. Retrieved from

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1. What is "AT WILL" employment?

This is the type of employment which could be detailed in a work contract and which
means that an employer can dismiss an employee whenever they so wish, with or without
warning. This is also to imply an employee can leave the job when they feel the need to do so,
with or without notice. The employee may not be in a position of claiming any loss resulting
from the termination of a job although they have a right of fighting against the cessation of the
task at hand. The employer, however, is expected to apply “at will” employment by having a
good cause when it comes to letting employees go, which will not attract any cases in court, in
return. It has to be a justifiable reason.

The employer ought to make an outright statement on the type of employment employed
from the word go, that is, either during hiring or after job acceptance which can be a sound basis
for proof of having “at will” employment for an employee. This leaves the employer protected
from any legal matters that may arise as a result of the employee making a complaint against the
conditions set. The beginning of “at will” employment attracts signing of an agreement by both
the employee and employer. Having an employee sign ...


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