OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR COUNTY
The term “employment at will” is a shorthand way of saying that employment is terminable at the will of either party – employer or employee. An employer can fire an employee for any reason or for no reason at all and an employee can quit for any reason or for no reason at all. This is what is called a “common law” rule, i.e., law developed in the courts, as opposed to laws found in ...