What is the test for determining whether there is good cause for terminating an employee's employment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Walker v. Blue Cross of California, 4 Cal.App.4th 985, 6 Cal.Rptr.2d 184 (Cal. App. 1992):
In deciding whether good cause exists, there must be a balance between the employer's interest in operating its business efficiently and profitably and the employee's interest in continued employment. (Pugh v. See's Candies, Inc. (1988) 203 Cal.App.3d 743, 769, 250 Cal.Rptr. 195 [Pugh II ]; Crosier v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (1983) 150 Cal.App.3d 1132, 1139,
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