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  2. 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.

  3. 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).

  4. Loudermill hearing - Wikipedia

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    The term stems from Loudermill v.Cleveland Board of Education, in which the United States Supreme Court held that non-probationary civil servants had a property right to continued employment and such employment could not be denied to employees unless they were given an opportunity to hear and respond to the charges against them prior to being deprived of continued employment.

  5. Fred Thompson - Wikipedia

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    In 1977, Thompson represented Marie Ragghianti, a former Tennessee Parole Board chair, who had been fired for refusing to release felons after they had bribed aides to Democratic Governor Ray Blanton to obtain clemency. [35] With Thompson's assistance, Ragghianti filed a wrongful termination suit against Blanton's office.

  6. 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 ...

  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. Rutherford County, Tennessee juvenile arrest and ...

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    In June, 2021, Rutherford County settled with plaintiffs in a class action, by agreeing to payments up to $11 million, [23] with individual payouts estimated at around $1,000 per wrongful arrest, and about $5,000 per unlawful detention [5] [9] [23] —though, again, the county, "denies any wrongdoing in any of the lawsuits filed against it."

  9. Feed the Children - Wikipedia

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    In 2013, Feed The Children disclosed that it paid $800,000 to Jones, after he was fired in 2009. The severance payment, made during fiscal year 2012, was disclosed in a 204-page return filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Feed the Children made the payment to settle a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by Jones.