Maine Working to End At-Will Employment

Efforts continue in the Maine legislature to eliminate the notion of at-will employment. Although it may be considered a long-shot, work sessions have continued around advancing L.D. 553, An Act to End At-will Employment. The proposal, which has been favorably voted on by the Committee on Labor and Housing (7-3 vote), would require the employer…

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Philadelphia Passes “Just Cause”

On a vote of 12-4, the Philadelphia City Council passed a just cause termination ordinance yesterday that would mandate that employers of parking employees must give a “just” cause or reason for terminating an employee, effectively outlawing “at will” employment in the City of Brotherly Love! Currently, the ordinance, which was filed by District 9…

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