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Life-Cycle Justice: Accommodating Just Cause And Employment At Will, Stuart J. Schwab
Life-Cycle Justice: Accommodating Just Cause And Employment At Will, Stuart J. Schwab
Michigan Law Review
The goal of this article is to articulate a coherent framework for understanding the default rules for employment termination. While most observers see chaos here, I find a certain logic in the leading cases. The courts have been boldest when job protection is most appropriate, and they have hesitated precisely when at will plays its most useful role.