Can an employer terminate an employee at will?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Wilkins v. Best Buy Co., CASE NO. 1:13-CV-00274 (2nd Cir. 2013):

43. See Painter v. Graley, 639 N.E.2d 51, 55 (Ohio 1994) ("Traditionally, this doctrine allowed an employer to terminate the employment of his worker at will for any cause, at any time whatsoever, even if done in gross or reckless disregard of [an] employee's rights." (internal quotation marks omitted)).

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