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  2. Have I been wrongly terminated? Here’s everything you ... - AOL

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    You should know, however, that while an involuntary termination is no one’s idea of living their best life, firings must meet certain criteria to be considered wrongful termination. With the ...

  3. Wrongful dismissal - Wikipedia

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    In law, wrongful dismissal, also called wrongful termination or wrongful discharge, is a situation in which an employee's contract of employment has been terminated by the employer, where the termination breaches one or more terms of the contract of employment, or a statute provision or rule in employment law.

  4. Termination of employment - Wikipedia

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    Termination of employment or separation of employment is an employee's departure from a job and the end of an employee's duration with an employer. Termination may be voluntary on the employee's part (resignation), or it may be at the hands of the employer, often in the form of dismissal (firing) or a layoff. Dismissal or firing is usually ...

  5. List of wrongful convictions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    27 years 25 years Yes Pratt, a member of the Black Panther Party, was convicted of murdering Caroline Olsen during a robbery on a tennis court. After 25 years, his conviction was vacated in 1997. It was found that the prosecution had concealed evidence proving that Pratt was 400 miles away when the murder was committed. [72]

  6. At-will employment - Wikipedia

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    In United States labor law, at-will employment is an employer's ability to dismiss an employee for any reason (that is, without having to establish "just cause" for termination), and without warning, [1] as long as the reason is not illegal (e.g. firing because of the employee's gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or disability status).

  7. Constructive dismissal - Wikipedia

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    Canadian courts recognize there are circumstances in which the employer, although not acting explicitly to terminate an individual's employment, alters the employment relationship's terms and conditions to such a degree that an employee is entitled to regard the employer's conduct as a termination, and claim wrongful dismissal, just as if they ...

  8. Connick v. Thompson - Wikipedia

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    After his picture was published in the newspaper because of the arrest, victims of an unsolved attempted armed robbery identified Thompson as the person involved. Handling both cases, the district attorney of the Parish of Orleans , Harry Connick Sr. , chose to first bring to trial the armed robbery charge against Thompson in hopes that a ...

  9. United States labor law - Wikipedia

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    A collective agreement will typically aim to get rights including a fair day's wage for a fair day's work, reasonable notice and severance pay before any necessary layoffs, just cause for any job termination, and arbitration to resolve disputes. It could also extend to any subject by mutual agreement.