This page is dedicated to reviewing on-line essays and other forms of documentation concerning the at-will doctrine. It is customized to take you, the reader, to sites designed to explain the at-will doctrine and what it means to you as an employee in the United States (with the exception of
Montana residents)
Rick Kelley of South Carolina found out about the at-will doctrine the hard way; he reacted incorrectly to a coronary complication he suffered while on the job. Imagine that, have a heart attack and loose your job! Sound far fetched? Not if you live in an at-will state; your job can be terminated for any reason or no reason at all; as Rick learned nearly two years ago. Rick is not alone, approximately 80% of the American Employee Population faces the same issue daily, just ask Charlie from New York.
Rick had another issue he felt would assist him with this problem regardless of the law or lack thereof he is disabled. Unfortunately, all Rick received from the National Council on Disabilities was an email noting: "Although Congress has recently increased funding for some agencies' ADA enforcement activities, the long period of inadequate funding by Congress has taken its toll on ADA."
As a citizen of the United States you have an option, it's called VOTING. Complain to your lawmakers, if you don't get satisfaction, Vote your representative out of office and start fresh. It is the only protection offered against unfair laws!
